Rhampholeon moyeri,[2] also known commonly as Moyer's pygmy chameleon or Udzungwa pygmy chameleon, endemic to Tanzania.
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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: | Rhampholeon |
| Species: | R. moyeri
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| Rhampholeon moyeri Menegon, Salvidio, & Tilbury, 2002
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Rhampholeon moyeri is currently thought to be paraphyletic because some populations of chameleons including some at the Uzungwa Scarp Nature Reserve, consist of separate clades that could represent different species (Matthee et al., 2004; Fisseha et al., 2013)."[3]
Distribution: Tanzania (Udzungwa Mountains)
Type locality: Kihanga Valley, Uzungwa Scarp Forest Reserve (Luhega), Udzungwa Mountains, SE Tanzania.
Reproduction: Oviparous
Etymology: Named after David Moyer, who collected the first known specimen.
Size: Maximum total length is 64 mm for females; males: 51 mm.
References
edit- ^ Tolley, K.; Menegon, M. (2014). "Rhampholeon moyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172550A1345066. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172550A1345066.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Rhampholeon moyeri". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Acta Herpetologica". Societas Herpetologica Italica. 17 (2): 6. 2 February 2022 – via Firenze University Press.
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