Owen's Chameleon
Owen's chameleon (''Trioceros oweni''), also Common name, commonly known as Owen's three-horned chameleon, is a species of chameleon in the Family (biology), family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to sub-Saharan Africa. Named after British naval officer and explorer William Fitzwilliam Owen, it was first described in 1831 by the naturalist John Edward Gray, and is the type species of the genus ''Trioceros''. Distribution and habitat Owen's chameleon can be found in much of tropical sub-Saharan Africa, from the Niger Delta in Nigeria in the north, to Angola in the south, and Burundi in the east. It inhabits dense evergreen and semi-deciduous forests at altitudes lower than above sea level, usually living in large trees. The Type locality (biology), type locality for the species is the island of Bioko in Equatorial Guinea. Description and behavior Like many other chameleons, Owen's chameleon has a prehensile tail and a single claw on each toe. Males have three smooth horns, ...
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Musée Cantonal De Zoologie
The Cantonal Museum of Zoology (french: Musée cantonal de zoologie) is a zoology museum in the Palais de Rumine, Lausanne, Switzerland. History The museums history dates from 1779, when the "objects" of natural history in the Académie de Lausanne were indexed by Daniel-Alexandre Chavannes. In 1826, Chavannes vertebrate collection was purchased by L'Etat de Vaud. The museum opened in the Académie de Lausanne in 1833. In 1886, the museum acquired 1,300 specimens bird specimens from Albert Vouga (1829–1896), the author of ''Album Neuchâtelois. Vues historiques et pittoresques'' a book of landscape and natural history photography. Important collections of later date include the ant collection of Auguste Forel and the insect collection of the then Director Jacques Aubert (1916–1995). The museum moved to its present location Palais de Rumine in 1906. Notes and references See also * List of natural history museums This is a list of natural history museums, al ...
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