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Fischer's chameleon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Suborder
  
Iguania

Scientific name
  
Kinyongia fischeri

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Squamata

Family
  
Chamaeleonidae

Higher classification
  
Kinyongia

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Similar
  
Chameleons, Kinyongia, Reptile, Bradypodion, Meller's chameleon

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Fischer's chameleon (Kinyongia fischeri) is a species of chameleon endemic to Tanzania.

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Etymology

The specific name, fischeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Johann Gustav Fischer.

Geographic range

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K. fischeri is restricted to the Nguru and Nguu Mountains of Tanzania. Chameleons found in other parts of the Eastern Arc Mountains as well as Kenya are now classified as separate species.

Taxonomy

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A number of other species (K. matschiei, K. multituberculata, K. tavetana, K. uluguruensis, and K. vosseleri) have been mistakenly called by this species' name or classified as subspecies. In 2008, it was shown that they actually are their own distinct, different species. The true Fischer's chameleon is rare with a more restricted distribution than previously believed.

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References

Fischer's chameleon Wikipedia
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