Chamaeleo (Trioceros) narraioca n. sp. (Reptilia Chamaeleonidae), a new chameleon species from a relict montane forest of Mount Kulal, northern Kenya

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Chameleon Queen
“This new species of chameleon is a further example of the uniqueness of the African montane forest fauna. Due to anthropogenic pressure and habitat destruc- tion, montane forests in remote isolated mountain complexes are quickly disap- pearing. Therefore, there is an urgent need not only for primary research (includ- ing modern morphological and taxonomic investigations, and molecular taxono- my), but also for effective and complex conservation measures.”…
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03946975.2003.10531180
 
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