Transkei dwarf chameleon

Short description: Species of lizard

Transkei dwarf chameleon

Male Transkei dwarf chameleon, dominant coloration

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Suborder:  | Iguania
Family:  | Chamaeleonidae
Genus:  | Bradypodion
Species:  |

B. caffrum

Binomial name
Bradypodion caffrum

(Boettger, 1889)[3]

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Transkei dwarf chameleon range

Extant (resident)

Synonyms

Chamaeleon caffer Boettger, 1889
Bradypodion caffrum (Boettger, 1889) (orthographic error)

The Transkei dwarf chameleon or Pondo dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion caffer) is a chameleon endemic to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa .[1][3]

## Contents

* 1 Reproduction
* 2 Habitat and conservation
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Reproduction

Transkei dwarf chameleon are ovoviviparous.[3]

## Habitat and conservation

Transkei dwarf chameleon inhabit low coastal forests. This habitat is deteriorating because of overgrazing by domestic livestock, clearing of land for agriculture, fuel-wood collection, invasion by introduced plants, and urbanization. The species occurs in the Silaka Nature Reserve, but is not known from other protected areas.[1]

Male Transkei dwarf chameleon, submissive coloration

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tolley, K.A. (2018). "Bradypodion caffer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T176290A115658240. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T176290A115658240.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176290/115658240. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. ↑ "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bradypodion caffrum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 December 2014.

## External links

* Search for Distribution of Bradypodion caffrum

Wikidata ☰ Q2923517 entry

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