bradypodion_thamnobates

Bradypodion thamnobates

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 thamnobates

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Distribution: Natal (RSA) Natal Midlands from Mooi River to Bulwer and Dargle (RSA)
Common Name	Natal Midlands Dwarf Chameleon
Name Translation	shrub crawler
Synonyms	Chamaeleo thamnobates
Discovered	Raw, 1976
Size	small up to19 cm or 7.6 inches
Sexual Dimorphism	Males have a short orange stripe around the middle of the body, and red spotted eyelids. Females are mostly brown and have more homogeneous scalation and smaller casques. Males also feature hemipenal bulging.
Parity	ovoviviparous
Description	This chameleon has a high casque with no occipital lobes. Its gular crest consists of small hanging skin flaps covered with granular scales. They have heterogeneous squamation, and there are large lenticular scales scattered on the limbs, flank, tail, and abdomen. Colors expressed are yellow, gray, brown, black, and green. A dark stripe runs from the mouth to the tail. Head crests are yellow, and the interstitial skin on the throat is white.
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literature cited (1,2,5,6,7,8,9,17, 18)