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Rednose Dwarf Chameleon
Kinyongia oxyrhina (Klaver & Böhme, 1988)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Rednose Dwarf Chameleon (Kinyongia oxyrhina)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The sharp-nosed chameleon (Kinyongia oxyrhina) is a chameleon native to the Uluguru and Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania, where it inhabits forests (also secondary), woodlands and plantations at an altitude of 1,400–1,900 m (4,600–6,200 ft) above sea level.
It reached up to c. 15 cm (6 in) in total length, with about half being the tail. Adult males have a distinct soft and blade-like horn on the nose where the tip is movable; females lack a horn. Its colours are very variable, but typically shades of brown, grey, green or rusty-red, and especially during the mating season may have some blue patches.
The sharp-nosed chameleon was scientifically described in 1988.
Wikipedia contributors, Sharp-nosed chameleon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:35:27.187929+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Kinyongia oxyrhina (Klaver & Böhme, 1988)
- Name authority
- (Klaver & Böhme, 1988)
- Common name
- Rednose Dwarf Chameleon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Chamaeleonidae
- Genus
- Kinyongia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyChamaeleonidae
- genusKinyongia
- speciesKinyongia oxyrhina (Klaver & Böhme, 1988)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Kinyongia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Fischer’s chameleonKinyongia fischeri (Reichenow, 1887) | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Circular-scaled ChameleonKinyongia gyrolepis Greenbaum, Tolley, Joma & Kusamba, 2012 | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Magombera chameleonKinyongia magomberae Menegon, Tolley, Jones, Rovero, Marshall & Tilbury, 2009 | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| West Usambara two-horned chamaeleonKinyongia multituberculata (Nieden, 1913) | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kilimanjaro two-horned chamaeleonKinyongia tavetana (Steindachner, 1891) | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Matschie's Dwarf ChameleonKinyongia tenuis (Matschie, 1892) | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uluguru two-horned chamaeleonKinyongia uluguruensis (Loveridge, 1957) | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Carpenter’s chameleonKinyongia carpenteri (Parker, 1929) | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ituri chameleonKinyongia adolfifriderici (Sternfeld, 1912) | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mount-Nyiro Bearded ChameleonKinyongia asheorum Nečas, Sindaco, Korený, Kopecná, Malonza & Modrý, 2009 | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Böhme’s two-horned chamaeleonKinyongia boehmei (Lutzmann & Nečas, 2002) | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mt Kenya hornless chameleonKinyongia excubitor (Barbour, 1911) | ChamaeleonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Bradypodion oxyrhinum Klaver & Böhme, 1988 Klaver & Böhme, 1988 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Kinyongia&species=oxyrhina Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3R885. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.