Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Kinyongia tenuis (Kinyongia tenuis), recorded as Endangered
Kinyongia tenuis (Kinyongia tenuis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Kinyongia tenuis

Kinyongia tenuis

Kinyongia tenuis is a chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Kinyongia tenuis
Taxonomy
Squamata · Chamaeleonidae · Kinyongia

The chameleon

Kinyongia tenuis is a chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae.

Range and habitat

This species has been recorded in Tanzania's Afrotemperate forests in east Usambara Mountains and Magrotto Hill.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

A chameleon rocks, aims, and shoots the tongue. Many dwarf species live in low vegetation or leaf litter, not only in high canopy.

In crisis

Kinyongia tenuis is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Kinyongia tenuis, Wikidata item Q3197243. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Kinyongia vosseleri

Kinyongia vosseleri
Photograph of Magombera chameleon (Kinyongia magomberae), recorded as EndangeredEN

Magombera chameleon

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West Usambara Two-horned Chameleon

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Quick answers

What is Kinyongia tenuis?
Kinyongia tenuis is a chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae.
What is the conservation status of Kinyongia tenuis?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Kinyongia tenuis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Kinyongia tenuis live?
This species has been recorded in Tanzania's Afrotemperate forests in east Usambara Mountains and Magrotto Hill.
Why is Kinyongia tenuis in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Kinyongia tenuis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Kinyongia tenuis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.