Rieppeleon kerstenii

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Rieppeleon kerstenii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Rieppeleon
Species:
R. kerstenii
Binomial name
Rieppeleon kerstenii
(W. Peters, 1868)
Synonyms [2]
  • Chamaeleo kerstenii
    W. Peters, 1868
  • Rhampholeon kerstenii
    Fischer, 1884
  • Brookesia kerstenii
    Loveridge, 1936
  • Rieppeleon kerstenii
    Matthee et al., 2004

Rieppeleon kerstenii is species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to East Africa.

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Geographic range

R. kerstenii is found in eastern Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and northeastern Tanzania. [1] [2]

Common names

Common names for R. kerstenii include Kenya leaf chameleon, [2] Kenya pygmy chameleon, [2] Kenya stumptail chameleon, [2] Kersten's pygmy chameleon, [3] and pygmy grass chameleon. [1]

Etymology

The specific name kerstenii honours Otto Kersten, a German chemist and traveller. [2] [3]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Tolley, K. (2014). "Rieppeleon kerstenii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T172535A1344556. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172535A1344556.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rieppeleon kerstenii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp.
    ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rieppeleon kerstenii, p. 140).

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