Trioceros ellioti

Trioceros ellioti, also known commonly as Elliot's chameleon, Elliot's groove-throated chameleon, and the montane side-striped chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is indigenous to Africa.

Trioceros ellioti
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Chamaeleonidae
Genus:	Trioceros
Species:	T. ellioti
Binomial name
Trioceros ellioti (Günther, 1895)
Synonyms[2]
Chamaeleon ellioti Günther, 1895 Chamaeleon bequaerti de Witte, 1922 Chamaeleon bitaeniatus ellioti — Lönnberg, 1922 Chamaeleo ellioti — Rand, 1963 Chamaeleo (Trioceros) ellioti — Nečas, 1999 Trioceros ellioti — Tilbury & Tolley, 2009

Etymology

The specific name, ellioti, is in honor of British botanist George Francis Scott Elliot.^[3]

Geographic range

T. ellioti is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. ellioti include forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland, at altitudes of 1,200–1,800 m (3,900–5,900 ft). It has also been found in disturbed areas such as plantations, gardens, and open fields.^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of T. ellioti has been described as viviparous^[1] and as ovoviviparous.^[2]