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Trioceros montium (BUCHHOLZ, 1874)

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Higher TaxaChamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Cameroon Sailfin Chameleon
G: Bergchamäleon 
SynonymChamaeleo montium BUCHHOLZ 1874: 88
Chamaeleon montium – GÜNTHER 1874: 442
Chamaeleon montium – WERNER 1911: 35
Chamaeleo montium montium MERTENS 1938: 41
Chamaeleo montium grafi MERTENS 1966: 41
Chamaeleo montium – MERTENS 1966: 20
Chamaeleo montium montium MERTENS 1966: 20
Chamaeleo montium grafi MERTENS 1966: 21
Chamaeleo (Trioceros) montium – KLAVER & BÖHME 1986: 59
Chamaeleo monticum RIEPPEL 1987: 54 (ex errore)
Chamaeleo (Trioceros) montium — NECAS 1999: 176
Trioceros montium — TILBURY & TOLLEY 2009
Trioceros montium — TILBURY 2010: 685 
DistributionCameroon (Mamfe District, Maneguba Mts., Mt. Cameroon, Mt. Kupe, Rumpi Hills), elevation 600-1250 m.

Type locality: Bonjongo, Mt. Kamerun, Kamerun.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: ZMB 8025.1 (fide KLAVER & BOHME 1992: 455). Paratype: ZMUC. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1439 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after L.: mons, mountain; genitive plural: montium, of the mountains, referring to the distribution of this species on the mountains of Cameroon (Charles Klaver, pers. comm., 11 Jan 2023). 
References
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