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Bradypodion tavetanumKINGDOM: Animalia (animals) PHYLUM: Cordata (chordates) CLASS: Reptilia (reptiles) ORDER: Squamata (scaled reptiles) FAMILIES: snakes, warm lizards, lizards LIZARD SUBFAMILY: Sauria SAURIA INFRAORDER: Anguimorpha (angid); Gekkota (gecko); Iguania (iguana); Scincomorpha (skink) IGUANIA DIVISIONS: Agamids; Iguanids; Chameleonids CHAMAELEONIDAE FAMILY: Subfamily Chamaeleoninae (True Chameleons) Genus Bradypodion ("slow-footed")
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Distribution:
Teita Hills (Kenya), Mt. Meru (Arusha Range), Mt. Kilimanjaro,Tanzania |
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Common Name | |
Name Translation | of taveta |
Synonyms | Chamaeleo fischeri tavetanus |
Discovered | Steindachner, 1891 |
Size | small 20 - 30 cm or 8 -12 inches |
Sexual Dimorphism | |
Parity | oviparous |
Description | |
Photos
courtesy of Carl Cattau ,Jr. |
male female |
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