Mount Amber Globe-horned Chameleon

Mount Amber Globe-horned Chameleon

Calumma ambreense

LCNTNear ThreatenedVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
at Montagne d'Ambre National Park

In 3 days >90%

46 Verified sightings at Montagne d'Ambre National Park From 2019 to 2026
46 In 1 park
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Mount Amber Globe-horned Chameleon

Calumma ambreense is a species of chameleon found in Madagascar.

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Montagne d'Ambre National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~70%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Mount Amber Globe-horned Chameleon in Montagne d'Ambre National Park?

Very likely

About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Mount Amber Globe-horned Chameleon sighting in Montagne d'Ambre National Park on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 12 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Mount Amber Globe-horned Chameleon in Montagne d'Ambre National Park?

January and February

In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Mount Amber Globe-horned Chameleon in Montagne d'Ambre National Park on a given day, against about 40% in July, the lowest month. Those are among Montagne d'Ambre National Park's wettest months, with about 360 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see a Mount Amber Globe-horned Chameleon?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mount Amber Globe-horned 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.

Where else can you see a Mount Amber Globe-horned Chameleon?

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 Mount Amber Globe-horned Chameleon sightings: about 70% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Mount Amber Globe-horned Chameleon live in Montagne d'Ambre National Park?

Same genus: Calumma

The closest relatives of the Mount Amber Globe-horned Chameleon that you can see in Montagne d'Ambre National Park (genus Calumma) are Mount Amber Blue-nosed Chameleon (about 90%) and Amber Mountain Chameleon (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Mount Amber Globe-horned Chameleon sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Mount Amber Globe-horned Chameleon is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Montagne d'Ambre National Park (46 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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