Calumma amber
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Calumma amber, commonly known as the Amber Mountain chameleon, is a species of chameleons endemic to Antsiranana Province, Madagascar. The species was first observed in 1989 and was first described in 2006, and can only be found in the northernmost portion of the northern Diana Region of Madagascar, on and around Montagne d'Amber National Park. C. amber was originally considered to be a population of C. brevicorne.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montagne d'Ambre National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
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Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report an Amber Mountain Chameleon sighting in Montagne d'Ambre National Park on a given day, based on 41 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.
December and January
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Amber Mountain Chameleon in Montagne d'Ambre National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April and May, the lowest months. Those are among Montagne d'Ambre National Park's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in August.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amber Mountain Chameleon sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Montagne d'Ambre National Park, in our data
Montagne d'Ambre National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Amber Mountain Chameleon sightings: about 60% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Calumma
The closest relatives of the Amber Mountain Chameleon that you can see in Montagne d'Ambre National Park (genus Calumma) are Mount Amber Blue-nosed Chameleon (about 90%) and Mount Amber Globe-horned Chameleon (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amber Mountain Chameleon is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Montagne d'Ambre National Park (41 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.
