Biology:Smooth chameleon
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Chamaeleo |
| Species: | C. laevigatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chamaeleo laevigatus Gray, 1863
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| Distribution of Smooth Chameleon | |
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Chamaeleon sphaeropholis Reichenow, 1887 | |
The smooth chameleon (Chamaeleo laevigatus) is a species of chameleon native to Africa.[2] It is bluish-green and has small scales. Its body is very slender, and it looks similar to Chamaeleo senegalensis.[3]
Distribution
Found mostly in the lowlands,[4] Chamaeleo laevigatus lives throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa. Specimens have been found in Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Zambia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Cameroon.[5]
References
- ↑ Tolley, K.; Trape, J.-F. (2014). "Chamaeleo laevigatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T172542A1344815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172542A1344815.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172542/1344815. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "Chamaeleo laevigatus GRAY, 1863". http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Chamaeleo&species=laevigatus. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ Notice on a new species of Chamaeleon sent from Khartoum by Mr. Consul Patherick. 1863. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1863. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/proceedingsofgen63busi#page/143/mode/1up. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Chamaeleo laevigatus". http://www.chameleonforums.com/species/showtaxa.php?taxa=117. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Chamaeleo laevigatus". http://eol.org/pages/791807/overview. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
Wikidata ☰ Q2948047 entry
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