Jackson's Chameleon
| Jackson's chameleon | |
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| A Jackson's chameleon descended from a population introduced to Hawaii in the 1970s | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Infraorder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Subfamily: | Chamaeleoninae |
| Genus: | Trioceros |
| Species: | T. jacksonii |
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Trioceros jacksonii (Boulenger, 1896) |
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| Synonyms | |
Jackson's chameleon, Jackson's horned chameleon, or Kikuyu three-horned chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii ) is a species of chameleon (family Chamaeleonidae) native to East Africa, but also introduced to Hawaii and Florida.
Jackson's chameleon was described by Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1896.
The generic name, Trioceros, is derived from the Greek τρί- (tri-) meaning "three" and (kéras) meaning "horns". This is in reference to the three horns found on the heads of males.
The specific name, jacksonii, is a Latinized form of English explorer and ornithologist Frederick John Jackson's last name, who was serving as the first Governor of Kenya at the time.
The English word chameleon (also chamaeleon) derives from Latin chamaeleō, a borrowing of the Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), a compound of χαμαί (khamaí) "on the ground" and λέων (léōn) "lion". The Greek word is a calque translating the Akkadian nēš qaqqari, "ground lion".
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