Kinyongia carpenteri

Kinyongia carpenteri

Carpenter's chameleon, Helmeted chameleon

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Kinyongia carpenteri

Kinyongia carpenteri, commonly called Carpenter's chameleon or the helmeted chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to central Africa.

Animal name origin

The specific name, carpenteri, honors the type specimen's collector, British physician and entomologist Geoffrey Douglas Hale Carpenter.

Distribution

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K. carpenteri has a geographic range limited to the mountain highlands on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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The preferred natural habitat of K. carpenteri is forest, at altitudes of 1,700–2,300 m (5,600–7,500 ft).

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Mating Habits

K. carpenteri is oviparous.

References

1. Kinyongia carpenteri Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinyongia_carpenteri
2. Kinyongia carpenteri on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172554/1345274

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