Kinyongia tenuis
Kinyongia tenuis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Subfamily: | Chamaeleoninae |
Genus: | Kinyongia |
Species: | K. tenuis |
Binomial name | |
Kinyongia tenuis (Matschie, 1892) | |
Synonyms | |
Bradypodion tenue (Matschie, 1892) |
Kintongia tenuis, common names Usambara soft-horned chameleon, flap-nosed chameleon, and Matschie's dwarf chameleon is a species of chameleon.
Distribution
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, however genetic analysis needs to confirm this.[2]
References
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