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Bradypodion karrooicum
KINGDOM: Animalia (animals)
PHYLUM: Cordata (chordates)
CLASS: Reptilia (reptiles)
ORDER: Squamata (scaled reptiles)
FAMILIES: snakes, warm lizards, lizards
LIZARD SUBFAMILY: Sauria
SAURIA INFRAORDER:
Anguimorpha (angid); Gekkota (gecko); Iguania (iguana); Scincomorpha (skink)
IGUANIA DIVISIONS:
Agamids; Iguanids; Chameleonids
CHAMAELEONIDAE FAMILY:
Subfamily Chamaeleoninae (True Chameleons)
Genus Bradypodion ("slow-footed")
Bradypodion karrooicum
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| Distribution:
S. Cape Province (RSA) |
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| Common Name | Karroo Dwarf Chameleon |
| Name Translation | of Karroo |
| Synonyms | Chamaeleo pumilus karrooicus |
| Discovered | Methuen & Hewitt, 1915 |
| Size | small 14 cm or 6 inches |
| Sexual Dimorphism | Males show hemipenal bulges. |
| Parity | ovoviviparous |
| Description | This species has a very low casque without occipital lobes. The gular crest consists of triangular skin lobes. An irregular crest on the back is made up of conical scales which stretch to the tail. The tail is shorter than the body in both sexes and scalation is heterogeneous. The colors of this species are gray and brown with some olive. The interstitial skin around the throat is yellow. |
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literature cited (1,2,5,6,7,8,9,17, 18)
