''Trioceros werneri'', the Wemer's chameleon or Wemer's three-horned chameleon, is a species of

chameleon Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015. The members of this family are best known for their distinct range of colors, bein ...

that is endemic to forests and nearby gardens at altitudes of in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. The adult male has three distinct "horns", whereas the female has no or only a single short horn on the nose. Like many (but not all) '' Trioceros'' species of highlands, the female ''T. werneri'' does not lay eggs, but instead gives birth to live young, typically 15–20 at a time.

Taxonomy

The three long annulated horns in the male ''T. werneri'' makes it superficially similar to '' T. jacksonii'' and '' T. johnstoni'', and to extent also to the short-horned '' T. fuelleborni'' and the smooth-horned '' T. oweni'', but they are not close relatives. Although currently recognized as a single relatively widespread species, it is considered likely that ''T. werneri'' is a species complex and a

taxonomic Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification. A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...

review is necessary.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3539447 Trioceros Reptiles described in 1899 Taxa named by Gustav Tornier Reptiles of Tanzania