Rough chameleon
| Rough chameleon | |
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| in farmland near Mount Karisimbi, Rwanda | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Trioceros |
| Species: | T. rudis |
| Binomial name | |
| Trioceros rudis | |
The rough chameleon, Trioceros rudis, also known as the Rudis chameleon, is a chameleon from western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern DR Congo.[1] Contrary to common belief, this species does not inhabit Mount Meru, Tanzania. Tanzania chameleons called T. rudis are in fact T. sternfeldi.
T. rudis is small (10 to 15 cm (3.9 to 5.9 in)) and lacks horns or occipital lobes. It has a long tail and a small crest.
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