These include four species of chameleons (Chamaeleo spp.) and four species of skinks in the genus Leptosiaphos. From Wordnik.com. [Albertine Rift montane forests] Reference
Two endemic chameleons are found, including two species of chameleons, Chamaeleo balebicornutus and Chamaeleo harennae. From Wordnik.com. [Ethiopian montane forests] Reference
There are only two near-endemic species, Sclater's guenon (Cercopithecus sclateri, EN) and the crested chameleon (Chamaeleo cristatus). From Wordnik.com. [Cross-Niger transition forests] Reference
Among the reptiles, the forest chameleon (Chamaeleo camurunensis) and two worm lizards (Cynisca schaeferi and C. gansi) are strictly endemic. From Wordnik.com. [Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests] Reference
There are also four near-endemic reptiles: the gray chameleon (Chamaeleo chapini), Gastropholis tropidopholis, Polemon robustus, and Zygaspis dolichomenta. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Congolian swamp forests] Reference
The region has three known endemic reptile species, Mount Lefo chameleon (Chamaeleo wiedersheimi), Mabuya langheldi, and African wall gecko (Tarentola ephippiata). From Wordnik.com. [Mandara Plateau mosaic] Reference
Other near-endemic species include Cameroon mountain chameleon (Chamaeleo montium), Sjöstedt's five-toed skink (Leptosiaphos gemmiventris), and Tandy's smalltongue toad (Werneria tandyi). From Wordnik.com. [Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests] Reference
The strictly endemic reptiles include ten species of chameleons (seven Chamaeleo and three Rhampholeon), three species of worm snakes (Typhlops), and six species of colubrid snakes in four genera. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Arc forests] Reference
Five of these endemic species are chameleons, including the Rwenzori three-horned chameleon (Chamaeleo johnstoni), which looks like a miniature Triceratops and can grow to a length of 30 centimeters. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the Eastern Afromontane] Reference
Reptiles are the only vertebrate group with any level of endemism, with only three of these being strict endemics (the chameleon Chamaeleo tornieri, and the lizards Playsaurus lineicauda and P. maculatus). From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Miombo woodlands] Reference
There is one near-endemic amphibian, the Yambata River Frog (Phrynobatrachus giorgii), and three near-endemic reptiles: gray chameleon (Chamaeleo chapini), Witte's beaked snake (Rhinotyphlops wittei), and Gastropholis tropidopholis. From Wordnik.com. [Western Congolian swamp forests] Reference
Two dwarf chameleons, Chamaeleo mlanjensis and Rhampholeon platyceps, are strictly endemic to Mount Mulanje, as are two geckos (Lygodactylus bonsi and L. rex), one skink (Proscelotes mlangensis) and one lizard (Platysaurus michelli). From Wordnik.com. [South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic] Reference
The Eastern Arc Mountains and Southern Rift are home to more than 35 of these endemic species, including eight species of chameleons (six Chamaeleo and two Rhampholeon), three species of worm snakes (Typhlops), and six species of colubrid snakes. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the Eastern Afromontane] Reference
Among the reptiles the following nine species are considered narrow endemics: Atractapsis coalescens, Chamaeleo eisentrauti, Pfeffer's chameleon (C. pfefferi), four-horned chameleon (C. quadricornis), Cnemaspis gigas, Leptosiaphos chriswildi, L. ianthinoxantha, angel's five-toed skink (L. lepesmei), and Panaspis duruarum. From Wordnik.com. [Cameroonian Highlands forests] Reference
Reptiles include the endemic chameleon Chamaeleo tigris, Seychelles house snake Boaedon geometricus, Seychelles wolf snake Lycognathophis seychellensis, the introduced blind snake Ramphotyphlops braminus, green geckos Phelsuma sundbergi and P. astriata, bronze gecko Ailuronyx sechellensis, and skinks Mabuya sechellensis, Scelotes gardineri, and S. braueri. From Wordnik.com. [Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve, Seychelles] Reference
Chamaeleo calyptratus can flick its tongue toward prey at an average of 4.4 meters per second, the team's tests show. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews] Reference
A chameleon (Chamaeleo gracilis) found during a 2006 expedition to Ghana's Atewa Range Forest Reserve led by Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program. From Wordnik.com. [Livescience.com] Reference
Chamaeleo bifurcus, Brongn. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2] Reference
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