Bradypodion pumilum
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Bradypodion pumilum

KINGDOM: Animalia (animals)

   PHYLUM: Cordata (chordates)

      CLASS: Reptilia (reptiles)

          ORDER: Squamata (scaled reptiles)

              FAMILIES: snakes, warm lizards, lizards

                    LIZARD SUBFAMILY: Sauria

                        SAURIA INFRAORDER: 

                         Anguimorpha (angid); Gekkota (gecko); Iguania (iguana); Scincomorpha (skink)

                                 IGUANIA DIVISIONS: 

                                 Agamids; Iguanids; Chameleonids

                                       CHAMAELEONIDAE FAMILY:

                                            Subfamily Chamaeleoninae (True Chameleons)

                                                 Genus Bradypodion ("slow-footed")


Bradypodion pumilum

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Distribution:

RSA, S. Mozambique, S. Nambia

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Common Name Cape Dwarf Chameleon
Name Translation the dwarf
Synonyms Chamaeleo pumilus pumilus
Discovered Gmelin, 1789
Size small 20 - 25 cm or 8-10 inches
Sexual Dimorphism The only noticeable difference is the hemipenal bulge in males.
Parity ovoviviparous
Description This species can display many different shades of yellow, brown, gray, black, green, blue, orange, pink, white, and red. The colors and markings vary within the species, but most have a longitudinal stripe or spots on the flank. They have a high casque with no occipital lobes, and the gular crest is made of skin flaps covered with scales. The lenticular scales on the flank contrast the surrounding skin.
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literature cited (1,2,5,6,7,8,9,17, 18)

 

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