Trioceros chapini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Trioceros |
Species: | T. chapini
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Binomial name | |
Trioceros chapini (de Witte, 1964)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Trioceros chapini, also known commonly as Chapin's chameleon, the gray chameleon, and the grey chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to Central Africa.
The specific name, chapini, is in honor of American ornithologist James Paul Chapin.[3]
T. chapini is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon.[2]
The mode of reproduction of T. chapini is unknown.[2]