Kinyongia uthmoelleri, known commonly as the Hanang hornless chameleon, Müller's leaf chameleon, and Uthmöller's chameleon, is species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania.
Etymology The specific name, uthmoelleri, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Uthmöller.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Kinyongia uthmoelleri, p. 270).
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Kinyongia uthmoelleri is forest, at altitudes of .
Description The maximum recorded size for Kinyongia uthmoelleri is a male with a total length (tail included) of .
Reproduction Kinyongia uthmoelleri is oviparous.
Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Kinyongia uthmoelleri artytor Kinyongia uthmoelleri uthmoelleri
References
Further reading Lutzmann, Nicolá; Stipala, Jan; Lademann, Ralph; Krause, Patrick; Wilms, Thomas; Schmitz, Andreas (2010). "Description of a new subspecies of Kinyongia uthmoelleri (Müller, 1938) (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) with notes on its captive propagation". Bonn zoological Bulletin 57 (2): 281–288. (Kinyongia uthmoelleri artytor, new subspecies). Müller L (1938). "Über die von den Herren W. Uthmöller und L. Bohmann im britischen Mandatsgebiet "Tanganyika Territory" gesammelten Chamäleons ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 122: 20–23. (Chamaeleo uthmoelleri, new species). (in German). Nečas P, Nagy P (2009). "A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Biology of Uthmöller's Chameleon, Kinyongia uthmoelleri ". Sauria 31 (1): 15–21. Spawls, Stephen; Howell, Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. . (Kinyongia uthmoelleri, p. 276).