Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Kinyongia
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East African Dwarf Chameleons
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Ostafrikanische Zwergchamäleons
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Østafrikanske Dværgkamæleoner
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Kinyongia Tilbury, Tolley & Branch (type species: Chamaeleon fischeri Reichenow 1887) |
Contents:
23 species, of which 17 (73.9%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The species of this genus were previously included in
Chamaeleo and, more recently, in
Bradypodion. Gender feminine. Tilbury, Tolley & Branch (2007) corrected their previous spelling of some of the specific epithets from neuter to feminine.
Distribution:
Burundi,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Rwanda,
Tanzania,
Uganda.
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Kinyongia adolfifriderici
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Ituri Dwarf Chameleon, Ituri Chameleon
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Ituri-Zwergchamäleon
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Ituri-dværgkamæleon
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Chamaeleon aldolfi-friderici Sternfeld |
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Chamaeleo adolfifriderici Mertens 1966 |
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Bradypodion adolfifriderici Klaver & Böhme 1986 |
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Kinyongia adolfifriderici Tilbury, Tolley & Branch 2006 |
Remarks:
Considered restricted to the Ituri rainforest of Congo-Kinshasa herein.
Previously included the populations now assigned to itombwensis, rugegensis, and tolleyae (Hughes, Kusamba, Behangana & Greenbaum 2017).
A record from Burundi is tentatively referred to rugegensis, the only species of this group of chameleons confirmed from this country.
Records from Rwanda are also tentatively referred to rugegensis, being much closer the confirmed localities of this species than to the current, confirmed range
of adolfifriderici.
Similarly, records from Uganda are tentatively referred to tolleyae, the only species of this group of chameleons confirmed from this country.
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa.
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Kinyongia asheorum
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Mount Nyiro Bearded Chameleon
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Nyiro-Zwergchamäleon
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Nyiro-dværgkamæleon
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2009 | |
Kinyongia asheorum Necas, Sindaco, Koreny, Kopecna, Malonza & Modry |
Distribution:
Kenya.
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Kinyongia boehmei
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Taita Blade-horned Chameleon
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Taita-Zwergchamäleon
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Taita-dværgkamæleon
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Bradypodion tavetanum boehmei Lutzmann & Necas |
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Kinyongia tavetanum boehmei Tilbury, Tolley & Branch 2006 |
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Kinyongia tavetana boehmei Tilbury, Tolley & Branch 2007 |
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Kinyongia boehmei Mariaux, Lutzmann & Stipala 2008 |
Distribution:
Kenya.
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Kinyongia carpenteri
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Ruwenzori Helmeted Chameleon, (Carpenter's Chameleon)
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Ruwenzori-Zwergchamäleon
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Ruwenzori-hjelmkamæleon
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Chamaeleo carpenteri Parker |
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Bradypodion carpenteri Klaver & Böhme 1986 |
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Kinyongia carpenteri Tilbury, Tolley & Branch 2006 |
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa,
Uganda.
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Kinyongia excubitor
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Mount Kenya Hornless Chameleon, Mount Kenya Sentinel Chameleon
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Mount Kenya-Zwergchamäleon
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Mount Kenya-dværgkamæleon
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Chamaeleo tenuis excubitor Barbour |
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Chamaeleo fischeri excubitor Barbour & Loveridge 1928 |
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Bradypodion fischeri excubitor Klaver & Böhme 1997 |
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Chamaeleo excubitor Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 |
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Kinyongia excubitor Tilbury, Tolley & Branch 2006 |
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1911 | |
Chamaeleon affinis embuensis Lönnberg (Loveridge 1929; Tilbury 2010) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of fischeri (e.g., Klaver & Böhme 1997).
Distribution:
Kenya.
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Kinyongia fischeri
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Eastern Usambara Two-horned Chameleon, Nguru Blade-horned Chameleon, (Fischer's Chameleon)
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Östliche Usambara-Zweihornchamäleon, Fischers Chamäleon
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Østlig Tohornet Usambara-kamæleon, (Fischers Kamæleon)
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1887 | |
Chamaeleon fischeri Reichenow |
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Chamaeleo fischeri Mertens 1966 |
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Bradypodion fischeri Klaver & Böhme 1986 |
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Kinyongia fischeri Tilbury, Tolley & Branch 2006 |
Remarks:
Previously included excubitor, matschiei, multituberculata, tavetanum, uluguruensis, and vosseleri. Most earlier literature on fischeri refer to other of these species, such as matschiei or vosseleri (Tilbury 2010). Kenyan records refer to excubitor.
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Kinyongia gyrolepis
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Lendu Plateau Chameleon
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Lendu-Chamäleon
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Lendu-kamæleon
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Kinyongia gyrolepis Greenbaum, Tolley, Joma & Kusamba |
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa.
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Kinyongia itombwensis
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Itombwe Plateau Dwarf Chameleon, Itombwe Plateau Forest Chameleon
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Itombwe-Zwergchamäleon
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Itombwe-dværgkamæleon
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Kinyongia itombwensis Hughes, Kusamba, Behangana & Greenbaum |
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa.
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Kinyongia magomberae
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Magombera Chameleon, Magombera Single-horned Chameleon
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Magombera-Zwergchamäleon
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Magombera-dværgkamæleon
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2009 | |
Kinyongia magomberae Menegon, Tolley, Jones, Rovero, Marshall & Tilbury |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Kinyongia matschiei
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Eastern Usambara Giant Blade-horned Chameleon
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Riesen-Zweihornchamäleon
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Stor Tohornet Usambara-kamæleon, (Matschies Kamæleon)
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Chamaeleon matschiei Werner |
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Chamaeleon fischeri matschiei Werner 1911 |
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Kinyongia matschiei Mariaux, Lutzmann & Stipala 2008 |
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Chamaeleon tornieri Werner (species inquiriendae, fide Mariaux, Lutzmann & Stipala 2008; Tilbury 2010) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of fischeri (e.g., Werner 1902; Mertens 1966; Klaver & Böhme 1997). Revalidated by Mariaux, Lutzmann & Stipala (2008).
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Kinyongia msuyae
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Mdandu Chameleon
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Mdandu-Zwergchamäleon
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Mdandu-dværgkamæleon
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Kinyongia msuyae Menegon, Loader, Davenport, Howell, Tilbury, Machaga & Tolley |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Kinyongia multituberculata
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Western Usambara Two-horned Chameleon, West Usambara Blade-horned Chameleon
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Westliche Usambara-Zweihornchamäleon
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Vestlig Tohornet Usambara-kamæleon
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Chamaeleo fischeri multituberculatus Nieden |
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Bradypodion fischeri multituberculatum Klaver & Böhme 1986 |
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Kinyongia fischeri multituberculatum Tilbury, Tolley & Branch 2006 |
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Kinyongia multituberculata Mariaux, Lutzmann & Stipala 2008 |
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Chamaeleon fischeri werneri Nieden [not Chamaeleon werneri Tornier 1899] (syn. Mariaux, Lutzmann & Stipala 2008) |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Kinyongia multituberculata
© Rune Midtgaard
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Kinyongia mulyai
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Mount Nzawa Crestless Chameleon
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Kammloser Nzawa-Chamäleon
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Kamløs Nzawa-kamæleon
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2015 | |
Kinyongia mulyai Tilbury & Tolley |
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa.
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Kinyongia oxyrhina
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Uluguru One-horned Chameleon, Sharp-nosed Chameleon, Eastern Arc Sharp-nosed Chameleon
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Uluguru-Zwergchamäleon
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Enkelthornet Uluguru-kamæleon
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Bradypodion oxyrhinum Klaver & Böhme |
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Kinyongia oxyrhinum Tilbury, Tolley & Branch 2006 |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Kinyongia rugegensis
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Rugege Highlands Dwarf Chameleon, Rugege Highlands Forest Chameleon
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Rugege-Zwergchamäleon
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Rugege-dværgkamæleon
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Kinyongia rugegensis Hughes, Kusamba, Behangana & Greenbaum |
Distribution:
Burundi,
Rwanda.
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Kinyongia tavetana
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Kilimanjaro Two-horned Chameleon, Kilimanjaro Blade-horned Chameleon, Taita Hills Two-horned Chameleon
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Kilimanjaro-Zweihornchamäleon
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Tohornet Kilimanjaro-kamæleon
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Chamaeleon tavetanus Steindachner |
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Chamaeleo fischeri tavetanus Loveridge 1957 |
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Bradypodion tavetanum Broadley & Howell 1991 |
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Kinyongia tavetanum Tilbury, Tolley & Branch 2006 |
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1891 | |
Chamaeleo abbotti Stejneger (Boulenger 1892; Klaver & Böhme 1997) |
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1891 | |
Chamaeleon tavetensis Steindachner [substitute name for Chamaeleon tavetanus Steindachner 1891] |
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Chamaeleon fischeri tavetensis Loveridge 1936 |
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1893 | |
Chamaeleo taitensis Stejneger [nomen erratum for Chamaeleon tavetanus Steindachner 1891] (Tilbury 2010) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of fischeri. Previously included boehmei.
Distribution:
Kenya,
Tanzania.
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Kinyongia tenuis
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Usambara Soft-horned Chameleon, Usambara Flap-nosed Chameleon, Single Soft-horned Chameleon
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Einzelhorn-Zwergchamäleon
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Enkelthornet Usambara-kamæleon
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1892 | |
Chamaeleon tenuis Matschie |
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Chamaeleo tenuis Barbour 1911 |
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Bradypodion tenue Klaver & Böhme 1986 |
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Kinyongia tenue Tilbury, Tolley & Branch 2006 |
Distribution:
Kenya,
Tanzania.
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Kinyongia tolleyae
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Kigezi Highlands Dwarf Chameleon, (Tolley's Forest Chameleon)
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Kigezi-Zwergchamäleon
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Kigezi-dværgkamæleon
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Kinyongia tolleyae Hughes, Kusamba, Behangana & Greenbaum |
Distribution:
Uganda.
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Kinyongia uluguruensis
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Uluguru Two-horned Chameleon
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Uluguru-Zweihornchamäleon
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Tohornet Uluguru-kamæleon
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1957 | |
Chamaeleo fischeri uluguruensis Loveridge |
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Bradypodion fischeri uluguruense Klaver & Böhme 1997 |
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Kinyongia fischeri uluguruense Tilbury, Tolley & Branch 2006 |
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Kinyongia uluguruensis Mariaux, Lutzmann & Stipala 2008 |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Kinyongia uthmoelleri
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Hanang Hornless Chameleon, (Uthmöller's Chameleon)
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Hanang-Zwergchamäleon
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Hanang-dværgkamæleon
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1938 | |
Chamaeleo uthmölleri Müller |
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Chamaeleo fischeri uthmölleri Loveridge 1957 |
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Bradypodion uthmoelleri Klaver & Böhme 1986 |
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Kinyongia uthmoelleri Tilbury, Tolley & Branch 2006 |
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2010 | |
Kinyongia uthmoelleri artytor Lutzmann, Stipala, Lademann, Krause, Wilms & Schmitz |
Remarks:
According to Böhme (2014), the subspecific epithet artytor should have been in genetive singular, i.e. artytoris.
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Kinyongia vanheygeni
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Poroto Single-horned Chameleon
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Poroto-Zwergchamäleon
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Enkelthornet Poroto-kamæleon
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2009 | |
Kinyongia vanheygeni Necas |
Distribution:
Malawi,
Tanzania.
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Kinyongia vosseleri
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Usaramo Two-horned Chameleon, (Vosseler's Blade-horned Chameleon)
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Usaramo-Zwergchamäleon
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Tohornet Usaramo-kamæleon
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1913 | |
Chamaeleon fischeri vosseleri Nieden |
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Kinyongia vosseleri Mariaux, Lutzmann & Stipala 2008 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of fischeri (e.g., Barbour & Loveridge 1928; Klaver & Böhme 1997). Revalidated by Mariaux, Lutzmann & Stipala (2008).
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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Kinyongia xenorhina
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Ruwenzori Plate-nosed Chameleon, Single Welded-horn Chameleon, Strange-horned Chameleon
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Tellerschnauzen-Zwergchamäleon
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Fladhornet Kamæleon
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1901 | |
Chamaeleon xenorhinus Boulenger |
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Chamaeleo xenorhinus Mertens 1966 |
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Bradypodion xenorhinum Klaver & Böhme 1986 |
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Kinyongia xenorhinum Tilbury, Tolley & Branch 2006 |
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa,
Uganda.
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