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Kinyongia asheorum
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Chamaeleonidae
Genus:	Kinyongia
Species:	K. asheorum
Binomial name
	Kinyongia asheorum; Nečas, Sindaco, Kořený, Kopečná, Malonza & Modrý, 2009

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Kinyongia asheorum, also known commonly as the Mount Nyiro bearded chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Kenya. Only four specimens are known.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, asheorum (Latin, genitive, plural), is in honor of British-Kenyan herpetologist James Ashe (1925–2004), and his wife Sanda (1944–2018).^[3]

Description

K. asheorum is medium-sized, reaching a maximum size of about 22 cm (8.7 in) (of which about 60% is tail). It has a distinct head casque, a pointed snout, and two horns on the tip of the snout. It is uniformly dark green with several white spots and brownish ridges.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

K. asheorum is only known to occur on Mount Nyiro in Kenya, where it was collected in a single patch of forest at an altitude of 2,000–2,450 m (6,560–8,040 ft). It inhabits large trees with extensive canopy cover.^[2]

Conservation

While the species K. asheorum appears not to be under direct threat, it has a very restricted distribution and may be impacted by logging, forest fires, and grazing outside the forest. It has been classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Tolley, K.; Menegon, M.; Plumptre, A. (2020). "Kinyongia asheorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T172540A176532327. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T172540A176532327.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nečas P, Sindaco R, Kořený L, Kopečná J, Malonza PK, Modrý D (2009). "Kinyongia asheorum sp. n., a new montane chameleon from the Nyiro Range, northern Kenya (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa. 2028 (1): 41–50. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2028.1.4.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Kinyongia asheorum, p. 12).

External links

Species Kinyongia asheorum at The Reptile Database

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Tolley, K.; Menegon, M.; Plumptre, A. (2020). "Kinyongia asheorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T172540A176532327. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T172540A176532327.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[kopecna-2] Nečas P, Sindaco R, Kořený L, Kopečná J, Malonza PK, Modrý D (2009). "Kinyongia asheorum sp. n., a new montane chameleon from the Nyiro Range, northern Kenya (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)". Zootaxa. 2028 (1): 41–50. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2028.1.4.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Kinyongia asheorum, p. 12).

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 | status_system = IUCN3.1
-| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite journal | authors =Tolley, K., Menegon, M. & Plumptre, A. | title = ''Kinyongia asheorum'' | journal = [[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] | volume= 2014| page =e.T172540A1344741  | publisher = [[IUCN]] | year = 2014| url = https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172540A1344741.en| accessdate = 1 September 2017}}</ref>
+| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Tolley, K. |author-link=species:Krystal A. Tolley |author2=Menegon, M. |author2-link=species:Michele Menegon |author3=Plumptre, A. |author3-link=species:Andrew J. Plumptre |date=2020 |title=''Kinyongia asheorum'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T172540A176532327 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T172540A176532327.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>
 | genus = Kinyongia
 | species = asheorum
-| authority = Necas, Sindaco, Korený, Kopecná, Malonza & Modrý, 2009
+| authority = [[species:Petr Nečas|Nečas]], [[species:Roberto Sindaco|Sindaco]], [[species:Luděk Kořený|Kořený]], [[species:Jana Kopečná|Kopečná]], [[species:Patrick Kenyatta Malonza|Malonza]] & [[species:David Modrý|Modrý]], 2009
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-'''''Kinyongia asheorum''''', the '''Mount Nyiro bearded chameleon''', is a species of [[chameleon]] endemic to [[Kenya]]. Only four specimens are known.<ref name=kopecna/>
+'''''Kinyongia asheorum''''', also known [[Common name|commonly]] as the '''Mount Nyiro bearded chameleon''', is a [[species]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Chamaeleonidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Kenya]]. Only four specimens are known.<ref name=kopecna/>
+==Etymology==
+The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''asheorum'' (Latin, genitive, plural), is in honor of British-Kenyan herpetologist [[species:James Ashe|James Ashe]] (1925–2004), and his wife Sanda (1944–2018).<ref>[[species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]]; [[species:Michael Watkins|Watkins, Michael]]; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Kinyongia asheorum'', p. 12).</ref>
 ==Description==
-''Kinyongia asheorum'' is medium-sized, reaching a maximum size of ~ 220 mm (of which about 60% is tail). It has a distinct head casque, a pointed snout, and two horns on the tip of the snout. It is uniformly dark green with several white spots and brownish ridges.<ref name=kopecna>{{cite journal|last1=Necas|first1=P.|last2=Sindaco|first2=R.|last3=Korený|first3=L.|last4=Kopecna|first4=J.|last5=Malonza|first5=P. K.|last6=Modrý|first6=D.|year=2009|title=Kinyongia asheorum sp. n., a new montane chameleon from the Nyiro Range, northern Kenya (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)|journal=Zootaxa|volume=2028|issue=1|pages=41-50}}</ref>
+''K. asheorum'' is medium-sized, reaching a maximum size of about {{convert|22|cm|in|abbr=on}} (of which about 60% is tail). It has a distinct head casque, a pointed snout, and two horns on the tip of the snout. It is uniformly dark green with several white spots and brownish ridges.<ref name=kopecna>{{cite journal|author=[[species:Petr Nečas|Nečas P]], [[species:Roberto Sindaco|Sindaco R]], [[species:Luděk Kořený|Kořený L]], [[species:Jana Kopečná|Kopečná J]], [[species:Patrick Kenyatta Malonza|Malonza PK]], [[species:David Modrý|Modrý D]]|year=2009|title=''Kinyongia asheorum'' sp. n., a new montane chameleon from the Nyiro Range, northern Kenya (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)|journal=Zootaxa|volume=2028|issue=1|pages=41–50|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.2028.1.4}}</ref>
 ==Distribution and habitat==
-This species is only known to occur on [[Mount Nyiro]] in Kenya, where it was collected in a single patch of forest at an altitude of  2,000-2,450 m. It inhabits large trees with extensive canopy cover.<ref name=kopecna/>
+''K. asheorum'' is only known to occur on [[Mount Nyiro]] in Kenya, where it was collected in a single patch of forest at an altitude of {{convert|2,000|-|2,450|m|ft|abbr=on}}. It inhabits large trees with extensive canopy cover.<ref name=kopecna/>
 ==Conservation==
-While the species appears not to be under direct threat, it has a very restricted distribution and may be impacted by logging, forest fires, and grazing outside the forest. It has been classified as [[near-threatened species|Near Threatened]] by the [[IUCN]].<ref name=iucn/>
+While the species ''K. asheorum'' appears not to be under direct threat, it has a very restricted distribution and may be impacted by logging, forest fires, and grazing outside the forest. It has been classified as [[near-threatened species|Near Threatened]] by the [[IUCN]].<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" />
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+==Further reading==
-{{taxonbar}}
+*[[species:Stephen Spawls|Spawls S]], [[species:Kim Monroe Howell|Howell K]], [[species:Harald Hinkel|Hinkel H]], [[species:Michele Menegon|Menegon M]] (2018). ''Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition''. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. {{ISBN|978-147-2935618}}. (''Kinyongia asheorum'', p.&nbsp;265).
+==External links==
+*{{EMBL species|genus=Kinyongia|species=asheorum}}
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q3197234}}
 [[Category:Kinyongia]]
 [[Category:Reptiles described in 2009]]
-[[Category:Lizards described in the 21st century]]
+[[Category:Reptiles of Kenya]]
+[[Category:Endemic fauna of Kenya]]
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