Common Native Chameleons
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SCIENTIFIC NAME |
COMMON NAME |
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Chamaeleo Chamaeleo calcaricarens |
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| Chamaeleo Trioceros affinis |
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| Chamaeleo Trioceros balebicornatus |
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annual rainfall |
10" - 60" |
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avg. temperature in January |
50 to over 68 degrees F. |
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avg. temperature in July |
68 to 86+ degrees F. |
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topography |
sea level to 6500 ft avg. 4-6k |
Climate:
tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation
Landforms:
landlocked - entire coastline along
the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993;
the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana
Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia; three major crops are believed to have
originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean
Highest Point: Ras Dejen 4,533 m
Lowest Point: Denakil Depression -125 m
Natural Hazards:
geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes,
volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts
Environmental Issues:
deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water
shortages in some areas from water-intensive farming and poor management
for today's weather
conditions in other Ethiopian cities
