Kinyongia uthmoelleri
Kinyongia uthmoelleri, known commonly as the Hanang hornless chameleon, Müller's leaf chameleon, and Uthmöller's chameleon, is species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.[1][2]
Kinyongia uthmoelleri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Kinyongia |
Species: | K. uthmoelleri |
Binomial name | |
Kinyongia uthmoelleri (L. Müller, 1938) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Etymology
The specific name, uthmoelleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Uthmöller.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of K. uthmoelleri is forest, at altitudes of 1,700–2,500 m (5,600–8,200 ft).[1]
Description
The maximum recorded size for K. uthmoelleri is a male with a total length (including tail) of 22.7 cm (8.9 in).[2]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
References
- Tolley, K. (2014). "Kinyongia uthmoelleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172563A1345457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172563A1345457.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Kinyongia uthmoelleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 February 2019.
- 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. (Kinyongia uthmoelleri, pp. 184, 270).
Further reading
- Lutzmann, Nicolá; Stipala, Jan; Lademann, Ralph; Krause, Patrick; Wilms, Thomas; Schmitz, Andreas (2010). "Description of a new subspecies of Kinyongia uthmoelleri (Müller, 1938) (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) with notes on its captive propagation". Bonn zoological Bulletin 57 (2): 281–288. (Kinyongia uthmoelleri artytor, new subspecies).
- Müller L (1938). "Über die von den Herren W. Uthmöller und L. Bohmann im britischen Mandatsgebiet "Tanganyika Territory" gesammelten Chamäleons ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 122: 20-23. (Chamaeleo uthmoelleri, new species). (in German).
- Nečas P, Nagy P (2009). "A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Biology of Uthmöller's Chameleon, Kinyongia uthmoelleri ". Sauria 31 (1): 15–21.
- Spawls, Stephen; Howell, Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Kinyongia uthmoelleri, p. 276).
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