Trioceros chapini

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.

Trioceros chapini
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Chamaeleonidae
Genus:	Trioceros
Species:	T. chapini
Binomial name
Trioceros chapini (de Witte, 1964)
Synonyms[2]
Chamaeleo chapini de Witte, 1964 Chamaeleo (Trioceros) chapini — Nečas, 1999 Trioceros chapini — Tilbury & Tolley, 2009

Etymology

The specific name, chapini, is in honor of American ornithologist James Paul Chapin.^[3]

Geographic range

T. chapini is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. chapini is forest.^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of T. chapini is unknown.^[2]