Trioceros fuelleborni explained
Trioceros fuelleborni, also known commonly as the flapjack chameleon, the Ngosi Volcano chameleon, and the Poroto three-horned chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, fuelleborni, is in honor of Prussian-born physician Friedrich Fülleborn, who worked in Tanganyika (now Tanzania) from 1896 to 1900.[2]
Geographic range
T. fuelleborni is found in southwestern Tanzania in the Poroto Mountains and on volcanoes of the Rungwe Volcanic Province.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. fuelleborni is forest, at altitudes of, but it has also been found in trees and bushes in suburban areas near forest.
Reproduction
T. fuelleborni is ovoviviparous.[1]
Further reading
- Nečas P (1999). Chameleons – Nature's Hidden Jewels. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 348 pp. (Europe), (United States, Canada).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. . (Trioceros fuelleborni, p. 287).
- Tilbury RC, Tolley KA (2009). "A re-appraisal of the systematics of the African genus Chamaeleo (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa 2079: 57–68. (Trioceros fuelleborni, new combination).
- Tornier G (1900). "Neue Liste der Crocodile, Schildkröten und Eidechsen Deutsch Ost-Afrikas ". Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abtheilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere 13: 579–618. (Chamaeleon fülleborni, new species, pp. 614–618, Figure H). (in German)
Notes and References
- News: Trioceros fuelleborni . The Reptile Database. 2017-09-02.
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