Rieppeleon kerstenii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Rieppeleon |
Species: | R. kerstenii
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Binomial name | |
Rieppeleon kerstenii (
W. Peters, 1868)
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Synonyms [2] | |
Rieppeleon kerstenii is species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to East Africa.
R. kerstenii is found in eastern Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and northeastern Tanzania. [1] [2]
Common names for R. kerstenii include Kenya leaf chameleon, [2] Kenya pygmy chameleon, [2] Kenya stumptail chameleon, [2] Kersten's pygmy chameleon, [3] and pygmy grass chameleon. [1]
The specific name kerstenii honours Otto Kersten, a German chemist and traveller. [2] [3]
Two subspecies are recognized: [2]
Rieppeleon kerstenii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Rieppeleon |
Species: | R. kerstenii
|
Binomial name | |
Rieppeleon kerstenii (
W. Peters, 1868)
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Synonyms [2] | |
Rieppeleon kerstenii is species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to East Africa.
R. kerstenii is found in eastern Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and northeastern Tanzania. [1] [2]
Common names for R. kerstenii include Kenya leaf chameleon, [2] Kenya pygmy chameleon, [2] Kenya stumptail chameleon, [2] Kersten's pygmy chameleon, [3] and pygmy grass chameleon. [1]
The specific name kerstenii honours Otto Kersten, a German chemist and traveller. [2] [3]
Two subspecies are recognized: [2]