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Namaqua chameleon
Conservation status
Namaqua chameleon
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Chamaeleo
Species:
C. namaquensis
Binomial name
Chamaeleo namaquensis
Smith, 1831

The Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) is a ground-living lizard found in the western desert regions of Namibia, South Africa and southern Angola.[2]

  1. ^ Carpenter, A.I. (2011). "Chamaeleo namaquensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T176311A7215782. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176311A7215782.en.
  2. ^ Branch, B. (1988). A Field Guide to the Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. ISBN 0-86977-641-X.

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