page_title: Transvaal dwarf chameleon
section_title: Varieties and relatives
hierarchical_section_title: Transvaal dwarf chameleon / Varieties and relatives
caption_attribution_description: English: Sekhukhune dwarf chameleon, Bradypodion transvaalense var. sekhukhunii
context_page_description: The Transvaal dwarf chameleon is a chameleon native to South Africa, where it is found in forested areas of Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces. It is also known as the Wolkberg dwarf chameleon, after the Wolkberg range.
context_section_description: In 2003, an ecological impact study near the village of Roossenekal, conducted by BSc Honours students (Centre for Wildlife Management at University of Pretoria) found a new variety of this dwarf chameleon. DNA research from samples collected by R.P. Zoer at the Transvaal Museum (Pretoria) revealed that it is a new variety from the Sekhukhuneland region (Bradypodion transvaalense var. sekhukhunii). A related species found in Ngome Forest, KwaZulu-Natal, is known as the Ngome dwarf chameleon (B. ngomeense).
caption: Sekhukhune dwarf chameleon
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