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Knysna dwarf chameleon : ウィキペディア英語版 | Knysna dwarf chameleon
The Knysna dwarf chameleon (''Bradypodion damaranum'') is a species of dwarf chameleon in the ''Bradypodion'' ("slow footed") genus that is endemic to South Africa. It is a forest dweller, found only in a limited range in the afromontane forests near Knysna, South Africa, and in certain other areas. As with most chameleons, its tongue is twice the length of its body and it can be shot out of its mouth using a special muscle in the jaw. This gives the chameleon the ability to catch insects some distance away. ==Taxonomy== In the past, most South African dwarf chameleons were considered to be a subspecies of one Cape ''Bradypodion'' species 〔(e.g. Klaver & Böhme 1997)〕 This is now known to be wrong, however; ''B. damaranum'' does not appear to have any particularly close living relatives. Like the Cape dwarf chameleon, it seems to be a basal offshoot of the ancestral stock which gave rise to all ''Bradypodion'' chameleon species.〔(Tolley ''et al.'' 2004)〕
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