Trioceros goetzei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Trioceros
Species:
T. goetzei
Binomial name
Trioceros goetzei
(Tornier, 1899)

Trioceros goetzei, also known commonly as Goetze's chameleon, Goetze's whistling chameleon, and the Ilolo chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to eastern Africa. There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, goetzei, is in honor of German botanist Walther Goetze.[2]

Geographic range

T. goetzei is found in Malawi and Tanzania.[3]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[3]

  • Trioceros goetzei goetzi (Tornier, 1899)
  • Trioceros goetzei nyikae (Loveridge, 1953)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Trioceros.

References

  1. ↑ Tolley K (2014). "Trioceros goetzei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172558A1345358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172558A1345358.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ 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. (Chamaeleo goetzei, p. 103).
  3. 1 2 Species Trioceros goetzei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.



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