field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of arusha national park

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Chameleons can be observed mainly on the trees at the edge of the forest. 45
Chamaeleo jacksonii merumontanus Rand, 1958 Common names Meru Three-horned Chameleon Synonyms Chamaeleo jacksonii merumontana Rand, 1958 Taxonomy Chamaeleo jacksonii has three subspecies: C.j. merumontanus small sized and limited to Mount Meru, C.j. xantholophus the largest subspecies (up to 35 cm) from the eastern slopes of Mount Kenya and the nominal species C.j. jacksonii (medium sized: up to 25 cm) in the rest of the geographic range. Klaver & Böhme (1986) placed C. jacksoni in Adult male from unknown area on Mount Meru. 46 the subgenus Trioceros. Finally it must be stressed that the genus Chamaeleo is masculine, thus the correct spelling of Rand’s subspecies is merumontanus. Identification Asmall chameleon (up to 16 cm snout vent length), with a low casque and a dorsal crest formed by 17-20 large conical twin scales. The males have three forward oriented horns, the central one starts from above the mouth, the other two from the orbital crest; the females usually lack horns and if they are present they are smaller than in the males. According to Howell & Broadley these characteristics allow the identification of the species: no gular crest, body, tail and limbs without soft spines, no occipital flaps, body scales heterogeneous, granular scales and scattered large tubercles.
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Page 3 and 4: Primary forest on the slopes of Ngu
Page 5 and 6: Acknowledgements: The study of the
Page 7 and 8: Adolfus jacksoni (Jackson’s Fores
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Page 17 and 18: Results During the herpetological s
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Page 21 and 22: Xenopus muelleri (Peters, 1844) Com
Page 23 and 24: Ptychadena mascareniensis (Duméril
Page 25 and 26: Rana angolensis Bocage, 1866 Common
Page 27 and 28: Strongylopus fasciatus merumontanus
Page 29 and 30: Phrynobatrachus keniensis Barbour a
Page 31 and 32: Hemisus marmoratum (Peters, 1854) C
Page 33 and 34: Kassina senegalensis (Duméril and
Page 35 and 36: Hyperolius viridiflavus ommatostict
Page 37 and 38: Hyperolius nasutus Günther, 1864 C
Page 39 and 40: Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau de Jon
Page 41 and 42: Keys for the identification of the
Page 43 and 44: Chamaeleo dilepis Leach, 1819 Commo
Page 45: Chamaeleo rudis Boulenger, 1906 Com
Page 49 and 50: Agama agama (Linnæus, 1758) Common
Page 51 and 52: Mabuya striata (Peters, 1844) Commo
Page 53 and 54: Lygosoma afrum (Peters, 1854) Commo
Page 55 and 56: Adolfus jacksoni (Boulenger, 1899)
Page 57 and 58: Leptotyphlops scutifrons merkeri (W
Page 59 and 60: Python natalensis A. Smith, 1840 Co
Page 61 and 62: Bitis arietans (Merrem, 1820) Commo
Page 63 and 64: Elapsoidea loveridgei loveridgei Pa
Page 65 and 66: Dendroaspis angusticeps (A. Smith,
Page 67 and 68: Lycophidion capense jacksoni Boulen
Page 69 and 70: Natriciteres olivacea (Peters, 1854
Page 71 and 72: Thelotornis mossambicanus (Bocage,
Page 74 and 75: Atractaspis bibronii A. Smith, 1849
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Page 78: Family Viperidae * Bitis arietans a
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