Transkei dwarf chameleon

The Transkei dwarf chameleon or Pondo dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion caffer) is a chameleon endemic to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.[1][3]

Transkei dwarf chameleon
Male Transkei dwarf chameleon, dominant coloration
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Bradypodion
Species:
B. caffrum
Binomial name
Bradypodion caffrum
(Boettger, 1889)[3]
Transkei dwarf chameleon range
  Extant (resident)
Synonyms

Chamaeleon caffer Boettger, 1889
Bradypodion caffrum (Boettger, 1889) (orthographic error)

Reproduction

Transkei dwarf chameleon are ovoviviparous.[3]

Habitat and conservation

Transkei dwarf chameleon inhabit low coastal forests. This habitat is deteriorating because of overgrazing by domestic livestock, clearing of land for agriculture, fuel-wood collection, invasion by introduced plants, and urbanization. The species occurs in the Silaka Nature Reserve, but is not known from other protected areas.[1]

Male Transkei dwarf chameleon, submissive coloration

References
  1. Tolley, K.A. (2018). "Bradypodion caffer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T176290A115658240. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T176290A115658240.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. Bradypodion caffrum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 December 2014.


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