Mount Kenya sentinel chameleon, or Mount Kenya hornless chameleon (''Kinyongia excubitor''), is a species of chameleons
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
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[ It is known from ]Mount Kenya
Mount Kenya (Meru people, Meru: ''Kĩrĩmaara,'' Kikuyu people, Kikuyu: ''Kĩrĩnyaga'', Kamba language, Kamba: ''Ki nyaa'', Embu language, Embu: ''Kĩ nyaga'') is an extinct volcano in Kenya and the Highest mountain peaks of Africa, second-highe ...
, Nyambeni Hills, and Aberdare Range.[
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References
Kinyongia
Reptiles of Kenya
Endemic fauna of Kenya
Taxa named by Thomas Barbour
Reptiles described in 1911
Vulnerable biota of Africa
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