Sharp-nosed chameleon
| Sharp-nosed chameleon | |
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| File:Kinyongia oxyrhina 104839712.jpg | |
| File:Rednose Dwarf Chameleon imported from iNaturalist photo 104902466 on 21 April 2022.jpg | |
| male above, female below | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Kinyongia |
| Species: | K. oxyrhina
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| Binomial name | |
| Kinyongia oxyrhina (Klaver & Böhme, 1988)
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| File:Kinyongia oxyrhina distribution.png | |
| Synonyms | |
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Kinyongia oxyrhinum | |
The sharp-nosed chameleon (Kinyongia oxyrhina) is a chameleon native to the Uluguru and Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania,[1][2] where it inhabits forests (also secondary), woodlands and plantations at an altitude of 1,400–1,900 m (4,600–6,200 ft) above sea level.[3]
It reached up to c. 15 cm (6 in) in total length, with about half being the tail. Adult males have a distinct soft and blade-like horn on the nose where the tip is movable; females lack a horn. Its colours are very variable, but typically shades of brown, grey, green or rusty-red, and especially during the mating season may have some blue patches.[3]
The sharp-nosed chameleon was scientifically described in 1988.[2][4]
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