Uthmöller's Chameleon

About the Uthmöller's Chameleon

Kinyongia uthmoelleri, known commonly as the Hanang hornless chameleon, Müller's leaf chameleon, and Uthmöller's chameleon, is species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania. The specific name, uthmoelleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Uthmöller.

The preferred natural habitat of Kinyongia uthmoelleri is forest, at altitudes of 1,700–2,500 m (5,600–8,200 ft). The maximum recorded size for Kinyongia uthmoelleri is a male with a total length (tail included) of 22.7 cm (8.9 in).

Kinyongia uthmoelleri is oviparous. Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Kinyongia uthmoelleri artytor Lutzmann, Stipala, Lademann, Krause, Wilms & Schmitz, 2010 Kinyongia uthmoelleri uthmoelleri L. Müller, 1938

Lutzmann, Nicolá; Stipala, Jan; Lademann, Ralph; Krause, Patrick; Wilms, Thomas; Schmitz, Andreas (2010). "Description of a new subspecies of Kinyongia uthmoelleri (Müller, 1938) (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) with notes on its captive propagation". Bonn zoological Bulletin 57 (2): 281–288... Wikipedia →