Kinyongia tenuis

Kinyongia tenuis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Chamaeleonidae
Genus:	Kinyongia
Species:	K. tenuis
Binomial name
	Kinyongia tenuis; (Matschie, 1892)
Synonyms
	Bradypodion tenue (Matschie, 1892); Bradypodion tenue Lantermann & Lantermann, 2009; Chamaeleon tenuis Matschie, 1892; Kinyongia tenuis Schmidt Et Al., 2010; Kinyongia tenuis Tilbury Et Al., 2006[1]

Kintongia tenuis, common names Usambara soft-horned chameleon, flap-nosed chameleon, and Matschie's dwarf chameleon is a species of chameleon.

Distribution

This species has been recorded in Tanzania's afrotemperate forests in east Usambara Mountains and Magrotto Hill. In Kenya, it is only known as a subpopulation in the Shimba Hills, however genetic analysis needs to confirm this.[2]

References

"Kinyongia tenuis".
Tolley, K.; Menegon, M. (2014). "Kinyongia tenuis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172552A1345100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172552A1345100.en. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

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[1] "Kinyongia tenuis".

[2] Tolley, K.; Menegon, M. (2014). "Kinyongia tenuis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T172552A1345100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172552A1345100.en. Retrieved 11 January 2020.