Rieppeleon
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Rieppeleon is a genus of small, typically brown chameleon
s found in forests and savannas in central East Africa
(extending slightly into adjacent DR Congo). They are found at low levels in bushes, or on the ground among grass or leaf litter.
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Chameleon
Chameleons are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of lizards. They are distinguished by their parrot-like zygodactylous feet, their separately mobile and stereoscopic eyes, their very long, highly modified, and rapidly extrudable tongues, their swaying gait, the possession by many of a...
s found in forests and savannas in central East Africa
East Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
(extending slightly into adjacent DR Congo). They are found at low levels in bushes, or on the ground among grass or leaf litter.
Taxonomy
Until recently they were commonly included in the genus RhampholeonRhampholeon
Rhampholeon, commonly known as pygmy chameleons or African leaf chameleons, are a genus of small chameleons found in central East Africa . They are found in forests, woodlands, thickets and savanna, and most species are restricted to highlands...
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- Beardless Pygmy Chameleon, Rieppeleon brachyurus
- Bearded Pygmy Chameleon, Rieppeleon brevicaudatusRieppeleon brevicaudatusRieppeleon brevicaudatus, commonly known as the bearded leaf chameleon or bearded pygmy chameleon, is a chameleon originating from the eastern Usambara and Uluguru mountains in northeastern Tanzania. It is easily distinguished from others in the Rieppeleon genus by the presence of a "beard" below...
- Kenya Pygmy Chameleon, Rieppeleon kerstenii
- Rieppeleon kerstenii kerstenii
- Rieppeleon kerstenii robecchii