Kinyongia tenuis

Kinyongia tenuis
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. tenuis
Binomial name
Kinyongia tenuis
(Matschie, 1892)
Synonyms[2]

Bradypodion tenue (Matschie, 1892)
Bradypodion tenue – Lantermann & Lantermann, 2009
Chamaeleon tenuis Matschie, 1892
Kinyongia tenuis – Schmidt et al., 2010
Kinyongia tenuis – Tilbury et al, 2006

Kinyongia tenuis, also known as the Usambara soft-horned chameleon, Usambara flap-nosed chameleon and Matschie's dwarf chameleon, is a fairly small species of chameleon from Kenya and Tanzania.[1][2]

Distribution and taxonomy

This species has been recorded in Tanzania's Afrotemperate forests in east Usambara Mountains and Magrotto Hill. In Kenya, it is only known as a subpopulation in the Shimba Hills. The populations in the two countries are clearly separated and it remains to be verified if they belong to a single species or two separate species.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Tolley, K.; Menegon, M. (2014). "Kinyongia tenuis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172552A1345100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172552A1345100.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Kinyongia tenuis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 July 2022.


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