New chameleon species: Kinyongia msuyae

[Chris Anderson]

Hi Everyone,

Thought I would post a note about a new species that was described late last month: Kinyongia msuyae. This species was described from the Udzungwa Mountains in Tanzania and extending across the Makambako Gap to the Southern Highlands (Livingstone Mountains), which is significant biogeographically. With this species, there are now 203 recognized species of chameleon.

Here is the citation for the article, and a link to it:

Menegon, M., Loader, S. P., Davenport, T. R. B., Howell, K. M., Tilbury, C. R., Machaga, S. and Tolley, K. A. 2015. A new species of Chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae: Kinyongia) highlights the biological affinities between the Southern Highlands and Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. Acta Herpetologica 10, 111–120.​

The article is open access, so can be downloaded freely by anyone interested in reading it.

Best,

Chris

 

[JGuinan007]

Any pictures of this?NM found some

 

[jpowell86]

With this species, there are now 203 recognized species of chameleon.

Thank you for sharing this information. Very interesting that it is found in both the Livingstone and Udzungwa mountains. It is always great to hear that another species has been added to my favorite list!

 

[Feathered]

203! I had no idea