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

Endangered

Magombera chameleon

Kinyongia magomberae

Magombera chameleon is a chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae — Kinyongia magomberae, recorded as Endangered and tied to Tanzania.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Kinyongia magomberae
Recorded from
Tanzania
Taxonomy
Squamata · Chamaeleonidae · Kinyongia

The chameleon

Magombera chameleon is a chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae — Kinyongia magomberae.

Range and habitat

Magombera chameleon, the Magombera chameleon or Magombera single-horned chameleon, is an endangered species of chameleon found only in humid submontane forests in the Udzungwa Mountains in Tanzania. The existence of this species was first realized in 2002 when a dead juvenile was found by a researcher.

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

Magombera chameleon 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 Magombera chameleon, Wikidata item Q1766923. 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 tenuis

Kinyongia tenuis
Photograph of Kinyongia vosseleri (Kinyongia vosseleri), recorded as EndangeredEN

Kinyongia vosseleri

Kinyongia vosseleri
Photograph of West Usambara Two-horned Chameleon (Kinyongia multituberculata), recorded as EndangeredEN

West Usambara Two-horned Chameleon

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Quick answers

What is Magombera chameleon?
Magombera chameleon is a chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae — Kinyongia magomberae.
What is the conservation status of Magombera chameleon?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Kinyongia magomberae. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Magombera chameleon live?
Magombera chameleon, the Magombera chameleon or Magombera single-horned chameleon, is an endangered species of chameleon found only in humid submontane forests in the Udzungwa Mountains in Tanzania.
Why is Magombera chameleon 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 magomberae?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Magombera chameleon a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.