Smith's dwarf chameleon

Smith's dwarf chameleon
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES) [2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Chamaeleonidae
Genus:	Bradypodion
Species:	B. taeniabronchum
Binomial name
Bradypodion taeniabronchum Smith, 1831
Synonyms
Bradypodion pumilum ssp. taeniabronchum (Smith, 1831)

Smith's dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion taeniabronchum), also known as the Elandsberg dwarf chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae endemic to Fynbos in South Africa's Eastern Cape. ^[2] As in several species of chameleons in the genus Bradypodion , the Smith's dwarf chameleon can use its color-changing ability to actively camouflage itself depending on the vision of the specific predator species (for example, bird or snake) by which it is being threatened. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Tolley, K.A. (2018). "Bradypodion taeniabronchum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T3023A115649925. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T3023A115649925.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
3. Stuart-Fox, Devi; Moussalli, Adnan; Whiting, Martin J. (23 August 2008). "Predator-specific camouflage in chameleons". Biology Letters. 4 (4): 326–329. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2008.0173. PMC   2610148 . PMID   18492645.
4. Stuart-Fox, D.; Moussalli, A. (2009). "Camouflage, communication and thermoregulation: lessons from colour changing organisms". Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 364 (1516): 463–470. doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.0254. PMC   2674084 . PMID   19000973.

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