Trioceros narraioca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Trioceros
Species: Trioceros narraioca

Name

Trioceros narraioca (Necas, Modrý & Šlapeta, 2003)

• Holotype: ZFMK 73956, adult ♂, collected by David Modrý, Jan R. Šlapeta and Jiri Volf on 11 February 2001.
• Type locality: “approx. 2 km north of Gatab in the montane forest of Mount Kulal, Northern Frontier Division of Kenya, 02°39’52.6’’N; 36°56’11.4’’E, 1800 m a.s.l.”

Combinations

• Chamaeleo (Trioceros) narraioca Nečas, Modrý & Šlapeta, 2003: 3 [original combination]
• Trioceros conirostratus Tilbury & Tolley, 2009: 66 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Nečas, P., Modrý, D. & Šlapeta, J.R. 2003. Chamaeleo (Trioceros) narraioca n. sp. (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae), a new chameleon species from a relict montane forest of Mount Kulal, northern Kenya. Tropical Zoology 16(1): 1–12. DOI: 10.1080/03946975.2003.10531180 Reference page. 
• Tilbury, C.R. & Tolley, K.A. 2009. A re-appraisal of the systematics of the African genus Chamaeleo (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae). Zootaxa 2079: 57–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2079.1.2 Reference page. 

Links

• Tolley, K., Menegon, M. & Plumptre, A. 2014. IUCN: Trioceros narraioca  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T172560A1345406. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172560A1345406.en. Accessed on 04 September 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Mount Kulal Chameleon