Kinyongia rugegensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Kinyongia
Species: Kinyongia rugegensis

Name

• Kinyongia rugegensis Hughes, Kusamba, Behangana & Greenbaum, 2017: 412

Holotype: UTEP 21485, adult ♀.

Type locality: “BURUNDI, Bubanza Province, near Kibira National Park, Mpishi village, 03°4′11.064″ S, 29°29′4.02″ E, 1660 m elevation.”

References

Primary references

• Hughes, D.F., Kusamba, C., Behangana, M. & Greenbaum, E. 2017. Integrative taxonomy of the Central African forest chameleon, Kinyongia adolfifriderici (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), reveals underestimated species diversity in the Albertine Rift. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 181(2): 400–438. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx005. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Kinyongia rugegensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 December 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Rugege Highlands Forest Chameleon