Class Reptilia Family Chamaeleonidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Subfamily Chamaeleoninae | |
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Similar West Usambara two‑horn, Kinyongia, Kinyongia tenuis, Kinyongia tavetana, Ocybadistes knightorum | ||
Kinyongia matschiei feeding
Kinyongia matschiei, common name giant monkey-tailed east Usambara two-horned chameleon, giant east Usambara blade-horned chameleon, and Matschie’s two-horned chamaeleon, is a species of chameleon from the East Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. It was formerly confused with K. fischeri, which is not found in the range of K. matschiei.
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Kinyongia matschiei feeding
Distribution
This species lives only at altitudes of up to 1500 metres over a total of 800 km² of isolated Afrotemperate forest areas in the East Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. The actual area of occupancy, however, is under 300 km². Its numbers are declining. It is not found in transformed areas such as plantations. The related K. vosseleri occurs in the same range as K. matschiei, while K. multituberculata is found in the West Usambaras.