Trioceros chapini

Trioceros chapini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Trioceros
Species:
T. chapini
Binomial name
Trioceros chapini
(de Witte, 1964)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chamaeleo chapini
    de Witte, 1964
  • Chamaeleo (Trioceros) chapini
    — Nečas, 1999
  • Trioceros chapini
    — Tilbury & Tolley, 2009

Trioceros chapini, also known commonly as Chapin's chameleon, the gray chameleon, and the grey chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to Central Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, chapini, is in honor of American ornithologist James Paul Chapin.[3]

Geographic range

T. chapini is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. chapini is forest.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of T. chapini is unknown.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Pauwels, O.S.G.; Carpenter, A.I. (2011). "Trioceros chapini ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T176307A7214893. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176307A7214893.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Trioceros chapini ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  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. (Chamaeleo chapini, p. 51).

Further reading

  • de Witte GF (1964). "A New Chameleon from the Congo". American Museum Novitates (2192): 1–3. (Chamaeleo chapini, new species).
  • Nečas P (1999). Chameleons—Nature's Hidden Jewels. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 348 pp. ISBN 3-930612-04-6 (Europe), ISBN 1-57524-137-4 (United States, Canada).
  • Tilbury CR, Tolley KA (2009). "A re-appraisal of the systematics of the African genus Chamaeleo (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa 2079: 57–68.



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