Family: Chamaeleonidae
Common Name: Ukinga Hornless Chameleon
Scientific Name: Trioceros incornutus
Food: Insects
Distribution: Tanzania (Poroto Mts., Rungwe Mts., Ukinga Mts.)
Habitat: bushes in montane rainforests
Color Discription: a lichen-colored green with three large, irregular dark brown blotches both above and below an irregular green stripe running from the head to the tail in the dorsal portion of the flanks.
Physical Discription: The casque bears large occipital lobes and a low dorsal crest is present. The dorsal crest is composed of relatively widely spaced, highly modified conical scales.
Size: 8"
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Special Note: little is known concerning the captive husbandry of this species.