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| Bradypodion adolfifriderici |
| Scientific name |
Common name(s) |
alternate scientific names |
described by |
year |
size |
brood |
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Bradypodion
adolfifriderici
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Ituri
Chameleon |
Chamaeleon adolfi-friderici, Chamaeleo adolfi-friderici, Chamaeleo adolfifriderici.
see a species list of Bradypodion |
Sternfeld |
1912 |
Small |
Eggs |
A small
chameleon from Rwanda, Uganda and Eastern Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo). A dorsal crest of conical scales
often (but not always) present on the anterior half of the back. Basic body coloration is green with black spots. The green of green may vary from quite dark under stressful conditions to a light green. Said to be similar to
Bradypodion tenue. The low casque is only weakly developed. Enlarged tubercular or conical scales may be present on the lateral and parietal ridges of the casque
References
Klaver, C. & W. Boehme. 1997.
Chamaeleonidae.
Das Tierreich, 112: i-xiv' 1 - 85. Verlag Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin, New York.
Martin, J., 1992. Masters of Disguise: A Natural History of Chameleons. Facts On File, Inc., New York, NY.
Necas, P. 1999. Chameleons: Nature's Hidden Jewels. Krieger Publishing Company,
Malabar, FL.Spawls, S., Howell,
K., Spawls, S., Howell, K.,
Drewes, R., and Ashe, J. 2002. A
Field Guide to the Reptiles of
East Africa. Academic Press,
New York.
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