Common Native Chameleons
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SCIENTIFIC NAME |
COMMON NAME |
| Bradypodion adolfifriderici |
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| Bradypodion carpenteri |
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| Chamaeleo
Trioceros johnstoni |
Johnstoni |
| Chamaeleo
Trioceros rudis |
Rudi's |
| Chamaeleo
Trioceros ellioti |
Elliot's |
| Chamaeleo
Trioceros schoutedeni |
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| Rhampholeon boulengeri |
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annual rainfall |
20"-40" |
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avg. temperature in January |
68+ degrees F. |
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avg. temperature in July |
68 to
86 degrees F. |
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topography |
sea level to 16,000 avg. 6000k |
Climate:
varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north
Landforms:
southern lowlands merge into central
hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north
Highest Point:
Chappal Waddi 2,419 m
Lowest Point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Natural Hazards:
periodic droughts; flooding
Environmental Issues:
soil degradation; rapid deforestation; urban air and water pollution;
desertification; oil pollution - water, air, and soil; has suffered serious
damage from oil spills; loss of arable land; rapid urbanization
for today's weather
conditions in Nigeria
