Trioceros ellioti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Trioceros
Species:
T. ellioti
Binomial name
Trioceros ellioti
(Günther, 1895)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chamaeleon ellioti
    Günther, 1895
  • Chamaeleon bequaerti
    de Witte, 1922
  • Chamaeleon bitaeniatus ellioti
    — Lönnberg, 1922
  • Chamaeleo ellioti
    — Rand, 1963
  • Chamaeleo (Trioceros) ellioti
    — Nečas, 1999
  • Trioceros ellioti
    — Tilbury & Tolley, 2009

Trioceros ellioti, also known commonly as Elliot's chameleon, Elliot's groove-throated chameleon, and the montane side-striped chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is indigenous to Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, ellioti, is in honor of British botanist George Francis Scott Elliot.[3]

Geographic range

T. ellioti is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. ellioti include forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland, at altitudes of 1,200–1,800 m (3,900–5,900 ft). It has also been found in disturbed areas such as plantations, gardens, and open fields.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of T. ellioti has been described as viviparous[1] and as ovoviviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tolley, K.; Plumptre, A. (2014). "Trioceros ellioti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172580A1346206. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172580A1346206.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Trioceros ellioti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ↑ 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. (Chameleo ellioti, p. 82).

Further reading

  • de Witte G-F (1922). "Description de reptiles nouveaux du Congo Belge". Revue de Zoologie Africaine 10 (2): 66–71 + Plates I–II. ("Chamaeleon Bequaerti ", new species, pp. 69–70 + Plate II, figure 1). (in French).
  • Günther A (1895). "Notice of Reptiles and Batrachians collected in the Eastern Half of Tropical Africa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 15: 523–529 + Plate XXI. ("Chamæleon Ellioti ", new species, pp. 524–525 + Plate XXI, figure A).
  • Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Trioceros ellioti, p. 286).
  • Tilbury CR, Tolley KA (2009). "A re-appraisal of the systematics of the African genus Chamaeleo (Reptilia: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa 2079: 57–68. (Trioceros ellioti, new combination, p. 60).



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