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Matschie's Dwarf Chameleon
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IUCN EN · Endangered

Matschie's Dwarf Chameleon

Kinyongia tenuis

Kinyongia tenuis, also known as the Usambara soft-horned chameleon, Usambara flap-nosed chameleon and Matschie's dwarf chameleon, is a fairly small species of chameleon from Kenya and Tanzania.

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Range & habitat

This species has been recorded in Tanzania's Afrotemperate forests in east Usambara Mountains and Magrotto Hill. In Kenya, it is only known as a subpopulation in the Shimba Hills. The populations in the two countries are clearly separated and it remains to be verified if they belong to a single species or two separate species.

== References ==

Wikipedia: “Distribution and taxonomy”

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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