Trioceros feae

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Trioceros feae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Trioceros
Species:
T. feae
Binomial name
Trioceros feae
(Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms [2]
  • Chamaeleon feae
    Boulenger, 1906
  • Chamaeleo (Trioceros) feae
    Nečas, 1999
  • Trioceros feae
    Tilbury & Tolley, 2009

Trioceros feae, also known commonly as the Bioko montane chameleon and Fea's chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to the island of Bioko. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, feae, is in honor of Leonardo Fea, who was an Italian explorer and naturalist. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. feae is forest, at altitudes of 1,300–1,600 m (4,300–5,200 ft). [1]

Reproduction

T. feae is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Carpenter, A.I. (2011). "Trioceros feae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T176314A7216537. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176314A7216537.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Trioceros feae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 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. (Chamaeleo feae, p. 88).

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