Kinyongia adolfifriderici
Kinyongia adolfifriderici is a species of chameleon found in Central and East Africa (northern and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda.[1][2] It is also known as the Ituri dwarf chameleon and Ituri chameleon.[1] The specific name adolfifriderici honours Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, leader of the German Central Africa Expedition in 1907–1908, during which the types were collected.[2]
| Kinyongia adolfifriderici | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Kinyongia |
| Species: | K. adolfifriderici |
| Binomial name | |
| Kinyongia adolfifriderici (Sternfeld, 1912) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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References
- Tolley, K.; Plumptre, A.; Behangana, M.; Greenbaum, E. & Menegon, M. (2014). "Kinyongia adolfifriderici". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172578A1346125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172578A1346125.en.
- Kinyongia adolfifriderici at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 October 2018.
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