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Basic information
Rhampholeon acuminatus
Nguru pygmy chameleon
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyChameleon
GenusNorth and East African Pygmy Chameleons
- English name
- Nguru pygmy chameleon
- Alternative names
- Nguru Spiny Pygmy Chameleon
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Mountain
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 57 mm
- Body mass
- max 5.1 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.25 g
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–4 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 2–2 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4S2NV · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18185 · dryad-v5