Conservation of Nguru Spiny Pygmy Chameleon (Rhampholeon Acuminatus)

Nguru Spiny Pygmy Chameleon (NSPC) is among the critically Endangered reptiles in East Africa (iucnredlist.org). NSPC was first described from the montane forests in South Nguru Mountain (now part of Mkingu Nature Reserve (MNR) ) in Morogoro Region, Tanzania. NSPC is known to have a small range, living only on forest leaf litter or perching on low vegetation between 50cm and 700cm high and endemic within the Reserve.