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Sail Backed Chameleon

Trioceros cristatus

Classification

The crested chameleon (Trioceros cristatus), also known as the sail backed chameleon, is a species of chameleon native to forests and semi-open wooded habitats in Central Africa. Taxonomy The crested chameleon was first described as Chamaeleon cristatus by Samuel Stutchbury in 1837. This was the general position in subsequent centuries, although the genus name was corrected to Chamaeleo.

Distribution

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