Knysna Dwarf Chameleon

Taxobox
name = Knysna Dwarf Chameleon


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
familia = Chamaeleonidae
genus = "Bradypodion"
species = "B. damaranum"
binomial = "Bradypodion damaranum"

The Knysna Dwarf Chameleon ("Bradypodion damaranum") is a species of dwarf chameleon in the Bradypodion ("slow footed") genus of chameleons that are endemic to South Africa. It is a forest dweller, found only in a limited range in the afromontane forests near Knysna, South Africa, and in certain other areas.

Sources

* Tolley K. and Burger M. 2007. Chameleons of Southern Africa. Struik, Cape Town
* Tolley, K.A. et al. 2006. Biogeographic patterns and phylogeography of dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion) in an African biodiversity hotspot. Molecular Ecology 15:781-793.
* [http://www.adcham.com/html/taxonomy/species/bdamaranum.html Adcham profile]
* [http://wildcliff.org/research/dwarf_chameleon_project.html The Dwarf Chameleon Project at Wildcliff Nature Reserve]