Trioceros ellioti, also known commonly as Elliot's chameleon, Elliot's groove-throated chameleon, and the montane side-striped chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is indigenous to 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. ellioti
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| Binomial name | |
| Trioceros ellioti (Günther, 1895)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, ellioti, is in honor of British botanist George Francis Scott Elliot.[3]
Geographic range edit
T. ellioti is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitats of T. ellioti include forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland, at altitudes of 1,200–1,800 m (3,900–5,900 ft). It has also been found in disturbed areas such as plantations, gardens, and open fields.[1]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of T. ellioti has been described as viviparous[1] and as ovoviviparous.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Tolley, K.; Plumptre, A. (2014). "Trioceros ellioti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172580A1346206. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172580A1346206.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Trioceros ellioti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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. (Chameleo ellioti, p. 82).
Further reading edit
- de Witte G-F (1922). "Description de reptiles nouveaux du Congo Belge". Revue de Zoologie Africaine 10 (2): 66–71 + Plates I–II. ("Chamaeleon Bequaerti ", new species, pp. 69–70 + Plate II, figure 1). (in French).
- Günther A (1895). "Notice of Reptiles and Batrachians collected in the Eastern Half of Tropical Africa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 15: 523–529 + Plate XXI. ("Chamæleon Ellioti ", new species, pp. 524–525 + Plate XXI, figure A).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Trioceros ellioti, p. 286).
- Tilbury CR, Tolley KA (2009). "A re-appraisal of the systematics of the African genus Chamaeleo (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa 2079: 57–68. (Trioceros ellioti, new combination, p. 60).
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