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Rosette-nosed chameleon

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Rosette-nosed chameleon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Rhampholeon
Species:
R. spinosus
Binomial name
Rhampholeon spinosus
(Matschie, 1892)
Synonyms

Chamaeleo spinosum
Bradypodion spinosum

The rosette-nosed chameleon (Rhampholeon spinosus) is a small species of chameleon found in virgin forest and woodland of both the eastern and western Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. This endangered species is predominantly ash-grey in colouration, with a distinctive rosette-like nasal appendage.

References

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  1. ^ Tolley, K.; Menegon, M. (2014). "Rhampholeon spinosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T176323A47652913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T176323A47652913.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.