Trioceros
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Trioceros is a genus
in the family Chamaeleonidae. It was previously considered a subgenus
of the genus Chamaeleo
until 2009 when it was elevated to full genus level.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the family Chamaeleonidae. It was previously considered a subgenus
Subgenus
In biology, a subgenus is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.In zoology, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the generic name and the specific epithet: e.g. the Tiger Cowry of the Indo-Pacific, Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, which...
of the genus Chamaeleo
Chamaeleo
Chamaeleo is a genus of chameleons found primarily in the mainland of sub-saharan Africa, but a few species are also present in northern Africa, southern Europe and southern Asia east to India and Sri Lanka. They are slow moving with independently movable eyes, the ability to change skin...
until 2009 when it was elevated to full genus level.
Species
- Beardless Ethiopian Mountain (or Ruppell's Desert) Chameleon, Trioceros affinis
- Bale Mountain Two-horned Chameleon, Trioceros balebicornutus
- Two-striped (or Side-striped or Two-lined) Montane Dwarf ChameleonSide-striped ChameleonTrioceros bitaeniatus, also known as the side-striped chamaeleon or the two-lined chamaeleon is a chameleon native to Ethiopia, southern Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo....
, Trioceros bitaeniatus - Cameroon Chameleon, Trioceros camerunensis
- Chapin's Chameleon, Trioceros chapini
- Sudanese Cone-horned Chameleon, Trioceros conirostratus
- Crested (or Fringed) Chameleon, Trioceros cristatus
- Usambara Giant Three-horned Chameleon, Trioceros deremensis
- Elliot's Grooved-throated Side-striped Chameleon, Trioceros ellioti
- Bioko Hornless (or Fea's) Chameleon, Trioceros feae
- Poroto Mountain Three-horned (or Flapjack) Chameleon, Trioceros fuelleborni
- Whistling Chameleon, Trioceros goetzei
- Goetze's Whistling Chameleon, Trioceros goetzei goetzei
- Nyika Whistling Chameleon, Trioceros goetzei nyikae
- Mount Hanang Montane Dwarf Chameleon, Trioceros hanangensis
- Harenna Hornless Chameleon, Trioceros harennae
- Harenna Hornless Chameleon, Trioceros harennae harennae
- Fitch's Harenna Hornless Chameleon, Trioceros harennae fitchi
- Kenyan High-casqued ChameleonTrioceros hoehneliiTrioceros hoehnelli, commonly known as Von Hohnel's Chameleon, the Helmeted or High-casqued Chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in eastern Africa, primarily Uganda and Kenya.-Identification:...
, Trioceros hoehneliiTrioceros hoehneliiTrioceros hoehnelli, commonly known as Von Hohnel's Chameleon, the Helmeted or High-casqued Chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in eastern Africa, primarily Uganda and Kenya.-Identification:... - Ukinga Hornless Chameleon, Trioceros incornutus
- Ituri Forest Chameleon, Trioceros ituriensis
- Jackson's Three-horned Chameleon, Trioceros jacksonii
- Jackson's Three-horned Chameleon, Trioceros jacksonii jacksonii
- Mount Meru Three-horned (or Dwarf Jackson's) Chameleon, Trioceros jacksonii merumontanus
- Mount Kenya Three-horned (or Yellow-crested Jackson's) Chameleon, Trioceros jacksonii xantholophus
- Johnston's (or Ruwenzori) Three-horned Chameleon, Trioceros johnstoni
- Mount Kineti Montane Dwarf Chameleon, Trioceros kinetensis
- Spiny-flanked Chameleon, Trioceros laterispinis
- Marsabit One-horned Chameleon, Trioceros marsabitensis
- Meller's Giant One-horned ChameleonMeller's ChameleonTrioceros melleri, with the common names Meller's Chameleon and Giant One-horned Chameleon is the largest species of chameleon from the African mainland . Meller's Chameleon gets its common name from a "Dr...
, Trioceros melleri - Cameroon Mountain Two-horned (or Sailfin) Chameleon, Trioceros montium
- Mount Kulal Helmeted Chameleon, Trioceros narraioca
- Nyiru Montane Dwarf Chameleon, Trioceros ntunte
- Cherangani Helmeted Chameleon, Trioceros nyirit
- Owen's Three-horned Chameleon, Trioceros oweni
- Southern Peacock Chameleon, Trioceros perreti
- Pfeffer's Two-horned Chameleon, Trioceros pfefferi
- Four-horned Chameleon, Trioceros quadricornis
- Southern Four-horned Chameleon, Trioceros quadricornis quadricornis
- Rumpi Hills Chameleon, Trioceros quadricornis eisentrauti
- Northern Four-horned Chameleon, Trioceros quadricornis gracilior
- Rwenzori Bearded Montane Dwarf (or Rough or Mountain) ChameleonRough ChameleonTrioceros rudis, also known as Rudis chameleon, is a chameleon from western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and eastern DR Congo. Contrary to popular belief, this species does not inhabit Mount Meru, Tanzania. Tanzania chameleons called T. rudis are in fact T. sternfeldi.T. rudis is small and lacks horns...
, Trioceros rudis - Schouteden's Montane Dwarf Chameleon, Trioceros schoutedeni
- Mount Kenya Montane Dwarf Chameleon, Trioceros schubotzi
- Central Peacock Chameleon, Trioceros serratus
- Tanzanian Montane Dwarf Chameleon, Trioceros sternfeldi
- Tubercle-nosed Chameleon, Trioceros tempeli
- Udzungwa Double-bearded (or Eldama Ravine) Chameleon, Trioceros tremperi
- Werner's Chameleon, Trioceros werneri
- Northern Peacock Chameleon, Trioceros wiedersheimi