Kinyongia matschiei (WERNER, 1895)
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Higher Taxa | Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Matschie’s two-horned chamaeleon G: Matschies Zweihornchamäleon |
Synonym | Chamaeleon matschiei WERNER 1896: 192 Chamaeleon fischeri matschiei – WERNER 1911 Chamaeleon tornieri – WERNER 1911 Chamaeleon fischeri matschiei – NIEDEN 1913 Bradypodion fischeri fischeri – KLAVER & BÖHME 1986 Bradypodion fischeri fischeri – KLAVER & BÖHME 1997 Kinyongia fischeri fischeri – TILBURY et al. 2006 Kinyongia matschiei — TILBURY 2010: 377 Kinyongia matschiei — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 270 |
Distribution | Tanzania (E Usambara Mts., up to 1500 m elevation) Type locality: Derema, East Usambara, Tanzania (lecctotype locality) |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Lectotype: ZMB 11345 (male), Paralectotype: ZMB 66715 (juvenile), leg. Conradt |
Diagnosis | Differential diagnosis: Differs from other two-horned species (except K. matschiei) by straight lateral crests, and by apically convergent horns in males (except K. multituberculata and K. vosseleri); from K. multituberculata by its shorter dorsal crest in both males and females, and lack of tail crest; differs also from K. vosseleri by much larger size, and flat interorbital scales. |
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Etymology | Named after Dr. Paul Matschie (1861-1926), a zoologist who was a pioneer in mammalian taxonomy. |
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