Smith's dwarf chameleon

Smith's dwarf chameleon
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Bradypodion
Species:
B. taeniabronchum
Binomial name
Bradypodion taeniabronchum
Smith, 1831
Synonyms

Bradypodion pumilum ssp. taeniabronchum (Smith, 1831)

Smith's dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion taeniabronchum), also known as the Elandsberg dwarf chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae endemic to Fynbos in South Africa's Eastern Cape.[2] As in several species of chameleons in the genus Bradypodion, the Smith's dwarf chameleon can use its color-changing ability to actively camouflage itself depending on the vision of the specific predator species (for example, bird or snake) by which it is being threatened.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Tolley, K.A. (2018). "Bradypodion taeniabronchum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T3023A115649925. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T3023A115649925.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Stuart-Fox, Devi; Moussalli, Adnan; Whiting, Martin J. (23 August 2008). "Predator-specific camouflage in chameleons". Biology Letters. 4 (4): 326–329. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2008.0173. PMC 2610148. PMID 18492645.
  4. ^ Stuart-Fox, D.; Moussalli, A. (2009). "Camouflage, communication and thermoregulation: lessons from colour changing organisms". Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 364 (1516): 463–470. doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.0254. PMC 2674084. PMID 19000973.
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