Brookesia stumpffi
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Brookesia stumpffi, also known as the plated leaf chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in some parts of Madagascar. It can be found in Nosy Bé, north-west Madagascar, Nosy Komba, and Nosy Sakatia. Brookesia stumpffi was originally described by Oskar Boettger, a German zoologist, in 1894.
The specific name, stumpffi, is in honor of Anton Stumpff, who collected the holotype. Glaw and Vences found B. stumpffi on small islands of Madagascar away from the main land mass of the country in 2007. The species can only be found in certain parts of Madagascar; it can be found in Nosy Be (sometimes known as Nosy Bé), north-western Madagascar, Nosy Komba, and Nosy Sakatia, and is common in the rainforest. Brookesia stumpffi can be found up to a height of 150 metres (490 feet) above sea level, and can be found over an area of 61,884 kilometres (38,453 miles).
There are no known major threats to the Brookesia stumpffi, and the species seems to be adaptable to "disturbed habitats". The species is sometimes kept as a pet and domesticated. The species is marked as Least Concern by the International Union...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankarana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
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Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Plated Leaf Chameleon sighting in Ankarana National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 12 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and December
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Plated Leaf Chameleon in Ankarana National Park on a given day, against about 10% in August and October, the lowest months. January to March have too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plated Leaf Chameleon sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Ankarana National Park, in our data
Ankarana National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Plated Leaf Chameleon sightings: about 60% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Chamaeleonidae
The closest relatives of the Plated Leaf Chameleon that you can see in Ankarana National Park (family Chamaeleonidae, Chameleons) are Panther Chameleon (about 80%), Oustalet's Giant Chameleon (about 80%) and Petter's Chameleon (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plated Leaf Chameleon is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Ankarana National Park (22 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.
