Trioceros ntunte

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: Trioceros
Species: Trioceros ntunte

Name

Trioceros ntunte (Necas, Modrý & Slapeta, 2005)

Holotype: ZFMK, 73963.

Type locality: North Kenya (Mt. Nyiru).

Synonyms

• Chamaeleo ntunte Necas, Modrý & Slapeta, 2005
• Trioceros conirostratus Tilbury & Tolley, 2009

References

Primary references

• Necas, P. Modrý, D. & Slapeta, J.R. 2005. Chamaeleo (Trioceros) ntunte sp. n., a new chameleon species from Mt. Nyiru, northern Kenya. Herpetozoa 18(3/4): 125–132.
• Tilbury, C.R. & Tolley, K.A. 2009. A re-appraisal of the systematics of the African genus Chamaeleo (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae). Zootaxa 2079: 57–68. Abstract & excerpt

Links

• Trioceros ntunte at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 Nov 2012.

Vernacular names

English: Ntunte Chameleon