Kinyongia matschiei
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| Species: | K. matschiei
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| Kinyongia matschiei (Werner, 1895)
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Chamaeleon matschiei Werner, 1895 | |
Kinyongia matschiei, common name giant monkey-tailed east Usambara two-horned chameleon, giant east Usambara blade-horned chameleon, and Matschie’s two-horned chamaeleon,[2] is a species of chameleon. It was formerly confused with Kinyongia fischeri.[1]
Distribution
This species lives only at altitudes of up to 1500 metres over a total of 800 km² of isolated Afrotemperate forest areas in the East Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. The actual area of occupancy, however, is under 300 km². Its numbers are declining. It is not found in transformed areas such as plantations.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Template:IUCN
- ^ Kinyongia matschiei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 August 2015.
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