Kinyongia mulyai
# Kinyongia mulyai

Kinyongia mulyai is a species of chameleons first described in 2015, endemic to the Nzawa forest regions of the south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

## Description

Kinyongia mulyai has an olive green head with light brown eyeballs, intersected by two thin horizontal stripes running through it. A small triangular area between the mouth line, nares and orbital rim is blue-green coloured. The throat region is pale orange and yellow, extending between the front limbs. Its body is predominantly olive green coloured with light green tubercles on the outside limbs.

## Distribution

The species is only known to occupy small, highly fragmented remnant of Afrotemperate forest on Mount Nzawa. It is found perching on vines ranging from a few meters high to up to 20 meters high. Recent satellite imagery show only 3 remaining suitable patches of habitable forest area.

## Etymology

The species is named for Jules Mulya, who was an assistant on the March 2010 expedition that lead to its discovery.

## Conservation

The species has been listed as CITES II/B and is labelled Critically Endangered by the IUCN. EU Wildlife Trade Regulations list the species as annex B.

