Sharp-nosed chameleon

Sharp-nosed chameleon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Iguania
Family:Chamaeleonidae
Genus:Kinyongia
Species: K. oxyrhina
Binomial name
Kinyongia oxyrhina
(Klaver & Boehme, 1988)
Synonyms

Kinyongia oxyrhinum
Bradypodion oxyrhinum
Chamaeleo oxyrhinum

The sharp-nosed chameleon (Kinyongia oxyrhina) is a chameleon native to the Uluguru and Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania.[1][2] Its length averages 16 cm (6.5 in). Females are smaller than males, and have smaller helmet protrusions. They are usually coloured white, gray, brown and ochre. Males have bluish horns.

The sharp-nosed chameleon was scientifically described in 1988.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/172570/0
  2. 1 2 http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Kinyongia&species=oxyrhina


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