Karroo Dwarf Chameleon
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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Karroo dwarf chameleon | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Reptilia | ordo = Squamata | subordo = Sauria | familia = Chamaeleonidae | subfamilia = Chamaeleoninae | genus = Bradypodion | species = B. karrooicum | binomial = Bradypodion karrooicum | binomial_authority = (Methuen & Hewitt, 1915) }} The Karroo Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion karrooicum) is a chameleon native to South Africa. It has also been classified as Chamaeleo pumilus karrooicus. Discovered in 1915, it is about 14 cm (6 inches) long, mostly coloured grey and brown, sometimes olive. The thin skin around the throat is yellow, and it has conical scales along the spine.