Trioceros ellioti, also known commonly as Elliot's chameleon, Elliot's groove-throated chameleon, and the montane side-striped chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is indigenous to Africa.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Montane side-striped chameleon being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Bradypodion dracomontanum
- Trioceros hoehnelii
- Bradypodion transvaalense
- Bradypodion melanocephalum
- Bradypodion thamnobates
- Bradypodion pumilum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Chamaeleonidae
- Genus
- Trioceros
- Species
- Trioceros ellioti
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