The subspecific name, eisentrauti, is in honor of German zoologist MartinEisentraut. The four-horned chameleon is found only in some highland areas associated
Berlin who was a member of an expedition which was led by zoologist MartinEisentraut on which the type of this cichlid was collected. Moelants, T. (2010)
(Plauener Spitzenfabriken). He established his own lace factory, Mutschmann & Eisentraut, in Plauen in October 1907. During World War I, he volunteered for service