Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon

Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon

Trioceros kinangopensis

Silhouette: T. Michael Keesey (from a photograph by Frank Glaw, Jörn Köhler, Ted M. Townsend & Miguel Vences) · PhyloPic

LCNTNear ThreatenedVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Aberdare National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

11 Verified sightings at Aberdare National Park From 2019 to 2026
11 In 1 park
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon

Trioceros kinangopensis, the Aberdare Mountains dwarf chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in Kenya. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon in Aberdare National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon sighting in Aberdare National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon in Aberdare National Park?

January and March

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon in Aberdare National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to October, the lowest months. Those are among Aberdare National Park's driest months, with about 80 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in May.

What time of day is best to see an Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see an Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon?

Only Aberdare National Park, in our data

Aberdare National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Aberdare National Park (11 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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