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Kinyongia uthmoelleri

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Kinyongia uthmoelleri
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Chamaeleo uthmoelleri
    L. Müller, 1938
  • Bradypodion uthmoelleri
    Nečas, 1999
  • Kinyongia uthmoelleri
    Tilbury, Tolley & Branch, 2006

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]

Etymology

The specific name, uthmoelleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Uthmöller.[3]

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]

Reproduction

K. uthmoelleri is oviparous.[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Tolley K (2014). "Kinyongia uthmoelleri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T172563A1345457. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172563A1345457.en. Downloaded on 27 February 2019
  2. ^ a b c d e Kinyongia uthmoelleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 February 2019.
  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. (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).