Smith's dwarf chameleon or the Elandsberg dwarf chameleon (''Bradypodion taeniabronchum'') is a species of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia al ...
in the family
Chamaeleonidae endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...
. It is one of the few chameleons that uses its color-changing ability to
actively camouflage itself.
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Bradypodion
Reptiles of South Africa
Reptiles described in 1931
Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist)
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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