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There are two subspecies, Furcifer v. verrucosus and Furcifer v. semicristatus, the latter being found mainly in the southernmost part of the island.This chameleon is closely related to Oustalet's chameleon Furcifer oustaleti (Malagasy giant chameleon), the pair forming a species complex, but each member of the group may be a cryptic species (two species indistinguishable in the field and ...
The Malagasy giant chameleon or Oustalet's chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti) is a large species of chameleon which is native to entire Madagascar, [2] but also has been introduced near Nairobi in Kenya (though its current status there is unclear) and in Miami-Dade County in the United States.
spiny-flanked chameleon: Tanzania. Trioceros marsabitensis (Tilbury, 1991) Marsabit one-horned chameleon, Mt. Marsabit chameleon, Tilbury's chameleon: Kenya. Trioceros melleri (Gray, 1865) giant one-horned chameleon, Meller's chameleon, [13] Meller's giant one-horned chameleon: Malawi, northern Mozambique, and Tanzania Trioceros montium ...
Brookesia is a genus of chameleons, lizards in the family Chamaeleonidae.The genus is endemic to Madagascar.Member species range from small to very small in size, and are known collectively as leaf chameleons (though this common name is also used for species in the genera Rieppeleon and Rhampholeon).
Brookesia decaryi is a species of chameleon, which is endemic to Madagascar, and is ranked as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). [1] It was initially described in 1939 by Fernand Angel. [3] B. decaryi is commonly known as Decary's leaf chameleon, [1] spiny leaf chameleon, [4] or Decary's pygmy ...
Currently there are about 40 extant families of Lacertilia.These vary considerably, e.g. in shades, colours, and sizes. For example, the largest representative among Geckos, the New Caledonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus), has a length of up to 36 cm (14 in), while the largest species in the family Varanidae, Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), has a length up to 3 metres (10 ft ...
The spiny-flanked chameleon (Trioceros laterispinis), also known as the spiny-sided chameleon, is a species of chameleon endemic to Tanzania. It was first described in 1932 by Arthur Loveridge . Distribution and habitat
Member species are commonly called spiny-tailed lizards, uromastyces, mastigures, or dabb lizards. Lizards in the genus Uromastyx are primarily herbivorous , but occasionally eat insects and other small animals, especially young lizards.