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Bradypodion transvaalense
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 transvaalense
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| Distribution:
Natal and Transvaal (RSA) |
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| Common Name | Transvaal Dwarf Chameleon |
| Name Translation | of tranvaal |
| Synonyms | Chamaeleo pumilus transvaalensis |
| Discovered | Fitzsimons, 1930 |
| Size | small 20 cm or 8 inches |
| Sexual Dimorphism | Males have a yellow stripe bordered in maroon from the head to the flank |
| Parity | ovoviviparous |
| Description | These have a modest casque and noticeable cranial crest. They possess large gular and dorsal crests. |
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literature cited (1,2,5,6,7,8,9,17,18)
