Common Name: Two-lined Chameleon

Scientific Name: Trioceros bitaeniatus

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Distribution: East Africa including Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, southern Sudan, northern Tanzania, Uganda, and northeastern Congo (Zaire).

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Color Discription: brown, gray, black or brownish-green.

Physical Discription: Low casque lacking occipital lobes. Enlarged, granular scales adorn the canthi rostralis. Despite what its inclusion in the subgenus Triocerus (i.e., 3 horns) might imply, rostral processes are absent. Squamation is relatively heterogeneous. Small, light colored gular, dorsal and ventral crests are composed of conical scales. 2 rows of light colored, enlarged, plate-like or lens-shaped (i.e., lenticular) scales run down the flanks and give the species its name. Females may be identified by their thinner tail and higher tail length : body length ratio. Males exhibit a thicker tail base.

Size: 6"

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Breeding/Reproduction: 3 - 25 live young are produced and they have 1 - 2 clutches per year. Sexual maturity occurs at approx. 6 months.

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Special Needs: prefers humidity