Kinyongia adolfifriderici
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| Kinyongia adolfifriderici | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Kinyongia |
| Species: | K. adolfifriderici |
| Binomial name | |
| Kinyongia adolfifriderici (Sternfeld, 1912) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Kinyongia adolfifriderici is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to central Africa and east Africa.
Common names
Common names for K. adolfifriderici include the Ituri dwarf chameleon and the Ituri chameleon.[1]
Etymology
The specific name adolfifriderici honours Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, leader of the German Central Africa Expedition in 1907–1908,[3] during which the types were collected.[2]
