Common Native
Chameleons
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| SCIENTIFIC NAME |
COMMON
NAME |
| Chamaeleo Chamaeleo gracilis |
Graceful |
| Chamaeleo Chamaeleo senegalensis |
Senegal |
Geographical/Topographical
Information
Information
from CIA World Fact Book |
| annual rainfall |
40"-60" |
| avg. temperature in January |
68+ degrees F. |
| avg. temperature in July |
68 to 86 degrees F. |
| topography |
sea level to 2083 ft avg
1-2k |
Climate:
Tropical; hot and humid in south; semiarid (quite dry) in north. Overall, the
dry season runs from November to April, and a rainy season from the end of April
through September. The mean temperature is near 80 degrees.
Landforms:
From a narrow and somewhat sandy coastal area, the marshy land
and lagoons of the south rise into the La Terre de Barre Plateau, consisting of
a wooded savannah that continues on into the foot hills of the Atakora Mountains
of the northwest, a branch of the Togo Mountains. From there, the land slopes
down into a broad plain, and on to the Niger River valley of the far northeast.
The Niger and Oueme are the country's major rivers.
Highest Point: Mt. Sokbaro (658 m) (2,158 ft)
Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean, sea level
Natural Hazards:
Natural hazards for Benin include the hot, dry, dusty
harmattan wind. This may
affect the northern part of the country from December to March.
Environmental Issues:
Some environmental issues for Benin, in western Africa, are: deforestation;
desertification; inadequate supplies of potable water. As well as these land and
water issues, the country’s wildlife populations are threatened by poaching.
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