Rieppeleon

Rieppeleon
Male R. brevicaudatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Chamaeleonidae
Genus:	Rieppeleon Matthee, Tilbury & Townsend, 2004

Rieppeleon is a genus of small, typically brown chameleons found in forests and savannas in central East Africa (extending slightly into adjacent DR Congo). They are found at low levels in bushes, or on the ground among grass or leaf litter.

Taxonomy

Until recently they were commonly included in the genus Rhampholeon instead.

• Beardless Pygmy Chameleon, Rieppeleon brachyurus
• Bearded Pygmy Chameleon, Rieppeleon brevicaudatus
• Kenya Pygmy Chameleon, Rieppeleon kerstenii
  • Rieppeleon kerstenii kerstenii
  • Rieppeleon kerstenii robecchii

References

• Spawls, S. (2002). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa.. Köln: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-656470-1. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)