Kinyongia multituberculata (NIEDEN, 1913)
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Higher Taxa | Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: West Usambara two-horned chamaeleon G: West-Usambara-Zweihornchamäleon |
Synonym | Chamaeleon fischeri multituberculatus NIEDEN 1913: 248 Chamaeleon fischeri werneri NIEDEN 1913: 248 Bradypodion fischeri multituberculatum — BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991: 12 Kinyongia fischeri multituberculatum — TILBURY et al. 2006 Kinyongia multituberculata — MARIAUX et al. 2008 Kinyongia multituberculata — TILBURY 2010: 383 Kinyongia multituberculata — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 272 |
Distribution | Tanzania (W/E Usambara Mts., up to 2300 m elevation) Type locality: Phillipshof bei Wilhelmstal = Magamba, near Lushoto, W. Usambara Mts., Tanzania. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Lectotype: ZMB 51344 male; Paralectotype: ZMB 23227 female (Mariaux et al. 2008: 381) Syntypes: ZMB 19268-69, 19271-74, 51350, 66710, 16087 (13 specimens). ZMB 19266 lost in World War II, ZMB 19276 missing; NMW 23362 (formerly ZMB 19267) and MCZ 20195 (formerly ZMB 19270) fide Bauer, Böhme and Günther (2006: 275) [werneri] |
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Comment | van Hoof et al. (2006) give REICHENOW 1894 as author of B. f. multituberculatum. |
Etymology | Named after L.: multi, prefix meaning many; tuberculum (diminutive of tuber, swelling or wartlike projection); -atus/a/um, adjectival suffix: tuberculous, denoting the numerous tubercles projecting from the anterior half of the dorsal crest (Charles Klaver, pers. comm., 11 Jan 2023). |
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