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 alt ...
in the family
Chamaeleonidae endemic to
South Africa. 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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