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Sharp-nosed chameleon

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Sharp-nosed chameleon
male above, female below
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Kinyongia
Species:
K. oxyrhina
Binomial name
Kinyongia oxyrhina
(Klaver & Böhme, 1988)
Synonyms

Kinyongia oxyrhinum
Bradypodion oxyrhinum
Chamaeleo 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tolley, K.; Menegon, M. (2014). "Kinyongia oxyrhina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172570A1345711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172570A1345711.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Kinyongia oxyrhina". The Reptile Database.
  3. ^ a b Spawls, S.; Howell, K.; Drewes, R.; Ashe, J. (2002). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa. Academic Press. pp. 232–233. ISBN 0-12-656470-1.