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Trioceros hoehnelii (STEINDACHNER, 1891)

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Higher TaxaChamaeleonidae, Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: High-casqued Chameleon, Von Hoehnel’s Chameleon
G: Helmchamäleon 
SynonymChamaelon [sic] Höhnelii STEINDACHNER 1891: 309
Chamaeleon leikipiensis STEINDACHNER 1891: 311
Chamaeleon bitaeniatus hohneli — WERNER 1911
Chamaeleon bitaeniatus leikipiensis — WERNER 1911
Chamaeleo bergeri STERNFELD 1912
Chamaeleon bitaeniatus hoeneli — GERMERSHAUSEN 1913 (ex errore)
Chamaeleon bitaeniatus altaeelgonis LOVERIDGE 1935: 15
Chamaeleon bitaeniatus höhnelii — LOVERIDGE 1936: 77
Chamaeleon bitaeniatus leikipiensis — PARKER 1940: 269
Chamaeleon höhnelii — RAND 1963: 9
Chamaeleo (Trioceros) hoehnelii — NECAS 1999: 160
Trioceros hoehnelii — TILBURY & TOLLEY 2009
Trioceros hoehnelii — TILBURY 2010: 623
Chamaeleo hoehnelii — PYRON & BURBRINK 2013
Trioceros hoehnelii — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 289 
DistributionKenya (Laikipia, 6000 ft alt.), Uganda (Mt. Elgon); elevation up to 4000 m.

altaeelgonis: Kenya, Uganda (Mt. Elgon); type locality: Kaburomi (10500 ft. alt.), Mt. Elgon, Uganda.

Type locality: Leikipia (6000 ft. elevation), Kenya  
Reproductionovoviviparous 
TypesHolotype: NMW 23380
Holotype: NMW 7716 [leikipiensis]
Holotype: MCZ 40274, Paratypes: NHMUK 1946.8.22.14–15 (Previously NHMUK 1935.2.9.13–14 or BMNH), one male and one female, coll. Loveridge [altaeelgonis] 
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CommentSynonymy: partly after KLAVER & BÖHME 1997. 
EtymologyNamed after Rear Admiral Ludwig Ritter von Höhnel (1857-1942), an Austrian officer who spent a lot of time in Africa. 
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