[1][2] It is the smallest species in the East African "two-horned chameleon" group and until 2008 it was generally considered a part of K.

[3] In 2008, the taxonomy of the "two-horned chameleons" in Kenya and Tanzania was reviewed, which prior to the study only consisted of two recognized species, K. fischeri and K. tavetana.

[5] K. boehmei is found only in the Taita Hills of southeastern Kenya, at altitudes of 1,000 to 2,200 m (3,300–7,200 ft).

Adult males have a pair of large, mostly parallel, flattened "horns" on the nose, whereas females essentially are hornless.

Both sexes of K. boehmei have several small elevated tubercles on the section of the ridge of the back (dorsal crest) nearest to the head, which are lacking in K.