Kinyongia adolfifriderici
Kinyongia adolfifriderici is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to central Africa and east Africa.
| Kinyongia adolfifriderici | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Kinyongia |
| Species: | K. adolfifriderici |
| Binomial name | |
| Kinyongia adolfifriderici (Sternfeld, 1912) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Geographic range
K. adolfifriderici is found in Burundi, northern and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.[1][2]
Common names
Common names for K. adolfifriderici include the Ituri dwarf chameleon and the Ituri chameleon.[1]
Etymology
The specific name adolfifriderici honours Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, leader of the German Central Africa Expedition in 1907–1908,[3] during which the types were collected.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of K. adolfifriderici is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–2,200 m (3,300–7,200 ft).[1]
References
- Tolley, K.; Plumptre, A.; Behangana, M.; Greenbaum, E.; Menegon, M. (2014). "Kinyongia adolfifriderici ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172578A1346125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172578A1346125.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Kinyongia adolfifriderici at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 October 2018.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Kinyongia adolfifriderici, p. 2).
Further reading
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Kinyongia adolfifriderici, p. 264).
- Sternfeld R (1912). "Reptilia" pp. 197–280. In: Schubotz H (editor) (1912). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrikan-Expedition 1907–1908 unter Führing Adolf Friedrichs, Hertzogs zu Mecklenburg. Band IV. Zoologie II. Leipzig: Klinkhardt & Biermann. 485 pp. (Chameleon adolfi-friderici, new species, p. 258). (in German).
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