Zootaxa2011，Issue(3002) ：16.

A new species of chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae) from the highlands of northwest Kenya

Malonza, Patrick K. [Author Borghesio, Luca [Author E-mail: borghesio@gmail.com] Wilkinson, Paul [Author E-mail: p.a.wilkinson@exeter.ac.uk] Godley, Brendan [Author Evans, Matthew R. [Author E-mail: m.r.evans@exeter.ac.uk]. Stipala, Jan Lutzmann, Nicola [Author E-mail: langstrasse@web.de] E-mail: b.j.godley@exeter.ac.uk] E-mail: kmalonza@museums.or.ke]
Zootaxa2011，Issue(3002) ：16.
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A new species of chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae) from the highlands of northwest Kenya

Malonza, Patrick K. [Author 1Borghesio, Luca [Author 1E-mail: borghesio@gmail.com] 1Wilkinson, Paul [Author 1E-mail: p.a.wilkinson@exeter.ac.uk] 1Godley, Brendan [Author 1Evans, Matthew R. [Author 1E-mail: m.r.evans@exeter.ac.uk]. 1Stipala, Jan 1Lutzmann, Nicola [Author 1E-mail: langstrasse@web.de] 1E-mail: b.j.godley@exeter.ac.uk] 1E-mail: kmalonza@museums.or.ke]1
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  • 1. Univ Exeter, Sch Biosci, Tremough Campus, Penryn TR10 9EZ, Cornwall, UK.
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Abstract

A new species of chameleon, Trioceros nyirit sp. nov., is described from the northwest highlands of Kenya. It is morphologically similar to T. hoehnelii and T. narraioca, possessing a short rostral appendage, but differs from them by having a straight or weakly curved parietal crest and forward-pointing rostral projection. A phylogeny based on mitochondrial DNA shows that the proposed new taxon is a distinct clade within the bitaeniatus-group and a sister lineage to T. schubotzi. Its distribution appears to be restricted to the Cherangani Hills and adjacent Mtelo massif to the north. It is associated with afromontane forest edge, afroalpine ericaceous vegetation and also occurs in agricultural landscapes.

Key words

mitochondrial DNACherangani Hills: Kenya/Africa/Ethiopian region/Mtelo massif: Kenya/Africa/Ethiopian region/phylogeny/agricultural landscape/species morphology/afroalpine ericaceous vegetation/afromontane forest edge

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出版年

2011
Zootaxa

Zootaxa

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ISSN：1175-5326
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