Kinyongia itombwensis is a species of chameleons endemic to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its common name is Itombwe forest chameleon.[1][2]

Kinyongia itombwensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Kinyongia
Species:
K. itombwensis
Binomial name
Kinyongia itombwensis
Hughes et al., 2017[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Hughes, Daniel F.; Kusamba, Chifundera; Behangana, Mathias & Greenbaum, Eli (2017). "Integrative taxonomy of the Central African forest chameleon, Kinyongia adolfifriderici (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), reveals underestimated species diversity in the Albertine Rift". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 181: 400–438. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx005.
  2. ^ Kinyongia itombwensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 May 2018.