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Kinyongia adolfifriderici
Species of lizard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kinyongia adolfifriderici is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to central Africa and east Africa.
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Geographic range
K. adolfifriderici is found in Burundi, northern and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.[1][2]
Common names
Common names for K. adolfifriderici include the Ituri dwarf chameleon and the Ituri chameleon.[1]
Etymology
The specific name adolfifriderici honours Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, leader of the German Central Africa Expedition in 1907–1908,[3] during which the types were collected.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of K. adolfifriderici is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–2,200 m (3,300–7,200 ft).[1]
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