Trioceros schubotzi

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Mt. Kenya side-striped chameleon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Trioceros
Species:
T. schubotzi
Binomial name
Trioceros schubotzi
(Sternfeld, 1912)
Synonyms [2]
  • Chamaeleo schubotziSternfeld, 1912

Trioceros schubotzi, the Mt. Kenya side-striped chameleon [2] or Mt Kenya dwarf chameleon [1] is a species of chameleon that was found on Mt. Kenya and originally regarded as a lectotype designation. Many finding on this species were conducted by Germans, so many of the manuscripts written about them are very old and not much has been researched on this particular species. The locality of this species can be confirmed to Mt. Kenya. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tolley, K.; Menegon, M. (2014). "Trioceros schubotzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T172539A1344724. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172539A1344724.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Trioceros schubotzi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. Klaver, Charles (Jan 2020). "Notes on the typification of several chameleon taxa (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia. 41: 113–117. doi:10.1163/15685381-20191230. S2CID   204110350.