Biology:Setaro's dwarf chameleon
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Bradypodion |
| Species: | B. setaroi
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| Bradypodion setaroi Raw, 1976
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Setaro's dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion setaroi) is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae.
Etymology
The specific name, setaroi, is in honor of Gordon Setaro who collected the holotype with Raw.[3]
Description
With a total length (including tail) of about 10 cm (3.9 in), B. setaroi is one of the smallest of all the dwarf chameleons. It has a reduced throat crest and a tail that is longer than the body in males, and shorter than the body in females.
Geographic range and habitat
B. setaroi is endemic to South Africa , where it is restricted to coastal dune forests in northern Kwazulu Natal. It adapts well to suburban gardens, but domestic cats - as introduced predators - will usually kill all chameleons in the immediate area.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tolley, K.A. (2022). "Bradypodion setaroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T3012A197397314. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3012/197397314. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Bradypodion setaroi, p. 241).
Further reading
- Raw LRG (1976). "A survey of the dwarf chameleons of Natal, South Africa, with description of three new species". Durban Museum Novitates 11 (7): 139–161. (Bradypodion setaroi, new species).
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2715451 entry
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