Kinyongia itombwensis HUGHES, KUSAMBA, BEHANGANA & GREENBAUM, 2017
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Kinyongia itombwensis
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| Higher Taxa | Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Itombwe forest chameleon |
| Synonym | Kinyongia itombwensis HUGHES, KUSAMBA, BEHANGANA & GREENBAUM 2017 K. adolfifriderici – GREENBAUM et al., 2012a: fig. 2 K. adolfifriderici – TILBURY & TOLLEY, 2015: fig. 4 |
| Distribution | Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire; South Kivu Province) Type locality: DRC, South Kivu Province, Mwenga Territory, Itombwe Plateau, near Bichaka village, 03°20′27.6′′S 28°47′40.0′′E, 2208 m elevation |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: UTEP 20371 (field no. EBG 1605), adult female, 20 June 2008, col- lected by E. Greenbaum, C. Kusamba, M.M. Aristote and W.M. Muninga (Fig. 9A, D). Paratypes: One adult female, UTEP 21479 (field no. ELI 3357), DRC, South Kivu Province, Mwenga Territory, Itombwe Plateau, Kilumbi village, 03°25′56.0′′S 28°34′34.5′′E, 2020 m elevation, 16 June 2015, col- lected by M.M. Aristote (Fig. 9B–C); one adult male, UTEP 21480 (field no. CFS 908), DRC, South Kivu Province, Mwenga Territory, Itombwe Plateau, Miki village, 03°21′24.4′′S 28°41′24.4′′E, c. 2200 m elevation, 1 October 2010, collected by M.M. Aristote. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Kinyongia itombwensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other Kinyongia species by the following combination of traits: (1) lack of rostro-nasal ornamentation in both sexes; (2) small body size (mean SVL = 51.1 mm); (3) few conical tubercles on dorsal crest (6–7); (4) casque almost indistinct from nape; (5) absence of both a gular and ventral crest; (6) 13–16 upper and 15–16 lower labials; (7) slightly bilobed shape of the upper casque; (8) tail length longer than SVL in both sexes; (9) parietal crest composed of several raised tubercles forming a semi-circle with an extension that connects posteri- orly to apex of the casque; (10) background coloration of the body in adult females is generally shades of green and yellow; (11) darker brown pigment covers the cloacal region and extends distally onto hidden parts of the hind limbs and tail in adult females; (12) interstitial skin between the tubercles on the body is black, which is lighter in colour anteriorly and off-white on the nape; (13) a brown stripe passes through the middle of the eye, extending from the canthal ridge to the temporal crest, and the eye skin above and below the stripe is yellowish-green with flecks of blue; (14) the top of the head is darker brown than elsewhere; (15) tubercles on the casque converge to form a weakly raised peak posteriorly; (16) dorsal keel that is darker green-brown than elsewhere, with incomplete vertical black bands. Additional details (947 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet is derived from the massif, Itombwe, where this species was found, with the Latin suffix –ensis denoting a place or locality. |
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