Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Rhampholeon acuminatus (Rhampholeon acuminatus), recorded as Critically Endangered
Rhampholeon acuminatus (Rhampholeon acuminatus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Rhampholeon acuminatus

Rhampholeon acuminatus

Rhampholeon acuminatus is a pygmy chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae, recorded as Critically Endangered and tied to Tanzania.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Rhampholeon acuminatus
Recorded from
Tanzania
Taxonomy
Squamata · Chamaeleonidae · Rhampholeon

The pygmy chameleon

Rhampholeon acuminatus is a pygmy chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae.

Range and habitat

Rhampholeon acuminatus is found in the Nguru Mountains of Tanzania. The type locality is "Tanzania, Morogoro region, Nguru Mountains, Nguru South Catchment FR, Komkore Forest above Ubili village, elevation 1500–1600 m ". The species is endemic to Tanzania.

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

Rhampholeon acuminatus is Critically 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 Rhampholeon acuminatus, Wikidata item Q3429249. 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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Quick answers

What is Rhampholeon acuminatus?
Rhampholeon acuminatus is a pygmy chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae.
What is the conservation status of Rhampholeon acuminatus?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Rhampholeon acuminatus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Rhampholeon acuminatus live?
Rhampholeon acuminatus is found in the Nguru Mountains of Tanzania.
Why is Rhampholeon acuminatus in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Rhampholeon acuminatus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Rhampholeon acuminatus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.