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Crested chameleon

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There is widespread and ongoing habitat degradation in the range of the crested chameleon, but to some degree it is able to withstand this and it also occurs in disturbed habitats. The species is sometimes collected for the pet trade and some local population may have declined because of this.
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The female is larger than the male. The typical total length of a female is about 28 cm (11 in), and the typical total for a male is about 25 cm (9.8 in). Females lay between 11 and 14 eggs, although a
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Overall, the crested chameleon is widespread with a range that covers more than 1,000,000 square kilometres (390,000 square miles) and it is unlikely to be undergoing a significant decline. The
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The crested chameleon is found at an altitude between 10 and 900 metres (33 and 2,953 feet) above mean sea level, and it inhabits forests (including
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in 1837. This was the general position in subsequent centuries, although the genus name was corrected to
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The crested chameleon is restricted to Central Africa, where it can be found in
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was elevated to full genus status by Tilbury and Tolley and it became
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do not regard it as a threatened species and have classified it as
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native to forests and semi-open wooded habitats in Central Africa.
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LeBreton, M.; Carpenter, A.I.; Luiselli, L. (2011).
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Index

Trioceros cristatus


Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Iguania
Chamaeleonidae
Trioceros
Binomial name
Stutchbury
chameleon
first described
Samuel Stutchbury
Chamaeleo
subgenera
Trioceros
Equatorial Guinea
Bioko
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo

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