Kinyongia tavetana

Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Kinyongia
Species: Kinyongia tavetana
Name
[edit]Kinyongia tavetana (Steindachner, 1891)
- Lectotype: NHMW 7919:1, ♂.
- Type locality: “Taveta-Wald am Südfusse des Kilimandsharo”.
Synonyms
[edit]- Chamaeleon tavetanus Steindachner, 1891: 312 [original combination]
- Chamaeleo fischeri tavetanus — Loveridge, 1957 [subsequent combination]
- Bradypodion tavetanum — Broadley & Howell, 1991 [subsequent combination]
- Kinyongia tavetanum — Tilbury, Tolley & Branch, 2006 [subsequent combination]
Synonyms
[edit]- Chamaeleo abbotti Stejneger, 1891
- Chamaeleon tavetensis Steindachner, 1891 [substitute name for Chamaeleon tavetanus Steindachner, 1891]
- Chamaeleo taitensis Stejneger, 1893 [nomen erratum for Chamaeleon tavetanus Steindachner, 1891]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Steindachner, F. 1891. Über einige neue und seltene Reptilien- und Amphibienarten. Sber. Akad. Wiss., Wien 100(1): 291–313. BHL
- 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]- Lutzmann, N. & Necas, P. 2002. Zum Status von Bradypodion tavetanum (STEINDACHNER 1891) aus den Taita Hills, Kenia, mit Beschreibung einer neuen Unterart (Reptilia: Sauria: Chamaeleonidae). Salamandra 38(1): 5–14.
- Razzetti, E. & Msuya, C.A. 2002. Field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of Arusha National Park (Tanzania). Publ. Ed. Negri Istituto, Oikos, Varese, 84 pp.
Links
[edit]- Tolley, K. & Menegon, M. 2014. IUCN: Kinyongia tavetana (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T172544A1344860. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172544A1344860.en. Accessed on 15 May 2026.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Kilimanjaro Blade-horned Chameleon