Kinyongia oxyrhina

Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Kinyongia
Species: Kinyongia oxyrhina
Name
[edit]Kinyongia oxyrhina (Klaver & Böhme, 1988)
- Holotype: ZFMK 46406 (formerly ZMHR 01846), ♂, collected by G. Schlüter in 1899.
- Type locality: “Mkoya in Ukami, Uluguru Mts.”, Tanzania.
Combinations
[edit]- Bradypodion oxyrhinum Klaver & Böhme, 1988: 389 [original combination]
- Kinyongia oxyrhinum — Tilbury, Tolley & Branch, 2006 [subsequent combination]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Klaver, C. & Böhme, W. 1988. Systematics of Bradypodion tenue (Matschie, 1892) (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae) with a description of a new species from the Uluguru and Uzungwe Mountains, Tanzania. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 39(4): 381–393. BHL Reference page.
- Tilbury, C.R., Tolley, K.A. & Branch, W.R. 2006. A review of the systematics of the genus Bradypodion (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), with the description of two new genera. Zootaxa 1363(1): 23–38. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1363.1.2
Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Nečas, P. 1999. Chameleons – Nature's Hidden Jewels. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt; 348 pp. ISBN 3-930612-04-6 (Europe). ISBN 1-57524-137-4 (USA, Canada). Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Tolley, K. & Menegon, M. 2014. IUCN: Kinyongia oxyrhina (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T172570A1345711. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172570A1345711.en. Accessed on 15 May 2026.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Eastern Arc Sharp-nosed Chameleon