Rieppeleon
Sign in to saveRieppeleon is a genus of small, typically brown chameleons found in forests and savannas in East Africa. Member species are found at low levels in bushes, or on the ground among grass or leaf litter.
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Rieppeleon is a genus of small, typically brown chameleons found in forests and savannas in East Africa. Member species are found at low levels in bushes, or on the ground among grass or leaf litter.
==Etymology== The genus Rieppeleon was named after Swiss-born American herpetologist Olivier Rieppel (born 1951).