Smooth chameleon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Chamaeleo
Species:
C. laevigatus
Binomial name
Chamaeleo laevigatus
Gray, 1863
Distribution of Smooth Chameleon
Synonyms

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

  1. 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. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "Chamaeleo laevigatus GRAY, 1863". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. "Notice on a new species of Chamaeleon sent from Khartoum by Mr. Consul Patherick". Biodiversity Library. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. "Chamaeleo laevigatus". Chameleon Forums. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. "Chamaeleo laevigatus". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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