Common Native Chameleons
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SCIENTIFIC NAME |
COMMON NAME |
| Bradypodion adolfifriderici |
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| Chamaeleo
Chamaeleo anchietae anchietae |
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| Chamaeleo
Chamaeleo anchietae vinckei |
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| Chamaeleo Chamaeleo etiennei |
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| Chamaeleo
Chamaeleo roperi |
Roper's |
| Chamaeleo
Trioceros ellioti |
Elliot's |
| Chamaeleo
Trioceros rudis |
Rudy's |
| Bradypodion carpenteri |
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| Chamaeleo
Chamaeleo anchietae marunguensis |
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| Chamaeleo
Chamaeleo dilepis dilepis |
flap-necked
or common |
| Chamaeleo
Chamaeleo laevigatus |
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| Chamaeleo
Trioceros bitaeniatus |
Two-Lined |
| Chamaeleo
Trioceros ituriensis |
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| Chamaeleo
Trioceros schoutedeni |
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| Bradypodion xenorhinum |
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| Chamaeleo
Chamaeleo anchietae mertensi |
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| Chamaeleo
Chamaeleo dilepis idjwiensis |
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| Chamaeleo
Chamaeleo quilensis |
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| Chamaeleo
Trioceros chapini |
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| Chamaeleo
Trioceros johnstoni |
Johnston's |
Geographical/Topographical
Information
Information from CIA World Fact Book |
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annual rainfall |
60" - 80"+ |
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avg. temperature in January |
over 68 degrees F |
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avg. temperature in July |
50 - 86 degrees F |
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topography |
1600 - 7000ft avg. 2-4k |
Climate:
tropical; hot and humid in equatorial
river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in
eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season
(December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry
season (April to October)
Landforms:
vast central basin is a low-lying
plateau; mountains in east; straddles equator; has narrow strip of land that
controls the lower Congo River and is only outlet to South Atlantic Ocean; dense
tropical rain forest in central river basin and eastern highlands
Highest Point: Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley) 5,110 m
Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Natural Hazards:
periodic droughts in south; Congo River floods (seasonal); in the east, in the
Great Rift Valley, there are active volcanoes
Environmental Issues:
poaching threatens wildlife populations; water pollution;
deforestation; refugees responsible for significant deforestation, soil erosion,
and wildlife poaching; mining of minerals (coltan - a mineral used in creating
capacitors, diamonds, and gold) causing environmental damage
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