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Bradypodion taeniabronchum (Smith's Dwarf Chamaeleon; Smith's Dwarf Chameleon)

Synonyms: Bradypodion pumilum taeniabronchum; Chaemelio taeniabronchus; Chamaeleo taeniabronchus

Wikipedia Abstract

Smith's dwarf chameleon or the Elandsberg dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion taeniabronchum, is an endangered species of lizard in the Chamaeleonidae family endemic to South Africa. It uses its color-changing ability to camouflage itself; contrary to popular belief, it is one of the few chameleons that uses its colour-changing ability for this reason.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  11 grams
Female Weight [1]  12 grams
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 6 months
Male Maturity [1]  1 year 6 months
Habitat Substrate [2]  Arboreal
Litter Size [1]  11
Litters / Year [1]  4
Maximum Longevity [1]  3 years
Reproductive Mode [2]  Viviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  2.756 inches (7 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Montane fynbos and renosterveld South Africa Afrotropic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Cape Floristic Region South Africa Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0