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Common Native Chameleons
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SCIENTIFIC NAME |
COMMON NAME |
| Bradypodion adolfifriderici |
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| Chamaeleo
Trioceros johnstoni |
Johnstoni |
| Rhampholeon boulengeri |
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| Bradypodion carpenteri |
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| Chamaeleo
Trioceros rudis |
Rudi's |
| Chamaeleo
Trioceros ellioti |
Elliot's |
| Chamaeleo
Trioceros schoutedeni |
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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 |
6,000 to 16,000 ft avg. 6-8k |
Climate:
temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in
mountains with frost and snow possible
Landforms:
mostly grassy uplands and hills;
relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east
Highest Point:
Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m
Lowest Point:
Rusizi River 950 m
Natural Hazards:
periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the
border with Democratic Republic of the Congo
Environmental Issues:
deforestation results from uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel; overgrazing;
soil exhaustion; soil erosion; widespread poaching
for today's weather
conditions in Rwanda
