Trioceros affinis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Trioceros affinis (Rüppell, 1845)

Lectotype: SMF 16402, adult ♂, collected by E. Rüppell in 1834. [designated by Mertens (1967: 64)]
Type locality: “Abessinien [= Ethiopia]”.
Paralectotype: BMNH 1946.8.21.9 (original number 1845.7.22.27, formerly SMF 16403), adult ♀, same collection data as the lectotype.

Chamaeleo affinis Rüppell, 1845: 300 [original combination]
Chamaeleon affinis — Werner, 1911: 27 [subsequent combination]
Chamaeleo (Trioceros) affinis — Klaver & Böhme, 1986: 59 [subsequent combination]
Trioceros affinis — Tilbury & Tolley, 2009: 66 [subsequent combination]

Rüppell, E. 1845. Verzeichnis der in dem Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft aufgestellten Sammlungen. Dritte Abteilung: Amphibien. Museum Senckenbergianum 3(3): 293–316.
Fitzinger, L. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus. Amblyglossae. Braumüller et Seidel: Wien. vi + 106 pp. BHL Reference page.
Klaver, C. & Böhme, W. 1986. Phylogeny and classification of the Chamaeleonidae (Sauria) with special reference to hemipenis morphology. Bonner zoologische Monographien 22: 1–64. BHL 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.

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.
Koppetsch, T., Nečas, P. & Wipfler, B. 2021. A new chameleon of the Trioceros affinis species complex (Squamata, Chamaeleonidae) from Ethiopia. Zoosystematics and Evolution 97(1): 161–179. DOI: 10.3897/zse.97.57297 Reference page.

Loader, S. 2014. IUCN: Trioceros affinis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T203820A2771647. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T203820A2771647.en. Accessed on 19 June 2026.