Kinyongia fischeri (REICHENOW, 1887)
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Higher Taxa | Chamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: English common name not available G: Fischers Chamäleon |
Synonym | Chamaeleon fischeri REICHENOW 1887: 371 Chamaeleon tornieri WERNER 1902 Bradypodion fischeri — NECAS 1999: 191 Bradypodion fischeri fischeri — BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991: 12 Kinyongia fischeri — TILBURY et al. 2006 Kinyongia fischeri — MARIAUX et al. 2008 Kinyongia fischeri — TILBURY 2010: 369 Kinyongia fischeri — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 268 |
Distribution | Tanzania (Nguru Mts.) Type locality: Nguru Mts., Tanzania. |
Reproduction | oviparous. |
Types | Holotype: ZMB 10744 |
Diagnosis | Differential diagnosis: Differs from K. tavetana in the section of its horns (flattened versus triangular); from K. multituberculata by its shorter dorsal crest in males; from K. uluguruensis and K. boehmei by its lateral crest originating above eyes (versus behind) and by its apically convergent horns in males; from K. matschiei by its apically convergent horns in males and by the rudimentary horns in females; and from K. vosseleri by its straighter lateral crest, flattened interorbital scales and very short female horns. |
Comment | Distribution: not in the Usambara or Uluguru Mountains. Type species: Chamaeleon fischeri REICHENOW 1887 is the type species of the genus Kinyongia TILBURY et al. 2006. Synonymy: Chamaeleon matschiei WERNER 1895 and Chamaeleon fischeri vosseleri NIEDEN 1913 have been removed from the synonymy of K. fischeri. Subspecies: Both Kinyongia fischeri multituberculatus (NIEDEN 1913) and K.f. uluguruensis have been elevated to species status. van Hoof et al. (2006) give REICHENOW 1894 as author of B. f. multituberculatum. |
Etymology | Named after Johann Gustav Fischer (1819-1889), German herpetologist working in Hamburg. The genus name is derived from the KiSwahili word Kinyonga meaning "chameleon". |
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