Trioceros chapini, also known commonly as Chapin's chameleon, the gray chameleon, and the grey chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to Central Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Trioceros |
| Species: | T. chapini
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| Binomial name | |
| Trioceros chapini (de Witte, 1964)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, chapini, is in honor of American ornithologist James Paul Chapin.[3]
Geographic range edit
T. chapini is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon.[2]
Habitat edit
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of T. chapini is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Pauwels, O.S.G.; Carpenter, A.I. (2011). "Trioceros chapini ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T176307A7214893. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176307A7214893.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Trioceros chapini ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chamaeleo chapini, p. 51).
Further reading edit
- de Witte GF (1964). "A New Chameleon from the Congo". American Museum Novitates (2192): 1–3. (Chamaeleo chapini, new species).
- Nečas P (1999). Chameleons—Nature's Hidden Jewels. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 348 pp. ISBN 3-930612-04-6 (Europe), ISBN 1-57524-137-4 (United States, Canada).
- Tilbury CR, Tolley KA (2009). "A re-appraisal of the systematics of the African genus Chamaeleo (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa 2079: 57–68.
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