Common Native Chameleons
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SCIENTIFIC NAME |
COMMON NAME |
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Chamaeleo Chamaeleo gracillis |
Graceful |
| Chamaeleo
Chamaeleo senegalensis |
Senegal |
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annual rainfall |
40"-60" |
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avg. temperature in January |
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 2900 ft avg.
1-2k |
Climate:
tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in
southwest; hot and dry in north
Landforms:
mostly low plains with dissected
plateau in south-central area
Highest Point:
Mount Afadjato 880 m
Lowest Point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Natural Hazards:
dry, dusty, northeastern
harmattan wind
occur from January to March; droughts
Environmental Issues:
recurrent drought in north severely affects agricultural activities;
deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching and habitat destruction
threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable
water
for today's weather
conditions in Ghana
