Brookesia tuberculata
In 3 days >90%
The Mount d'Ambre leaf chameleon (Brookesia tuberculata) is a diminutive chameleon from far northern Madagascar.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montagne d'Ambre National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Mount d'Ambre Leaf Chameleon sighting in Montagne d'Ambre National Park on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd 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.
February, May and September
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Mount d'Ambre Leaf Chameleon in Montagne d'Ambre National Park on a given day, against about 70% in January and August, the lowest months. March and June–July have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mount d'Ambre Leaf Chameleon sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Mount d'Ambre Leaf Chameleon sightings: about 80% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Chamaeleonidae
The closest relatives of the Mount d'Ambre Leaf Chameleon that you can see in Montagne d'Ambre National Park (family Chamaeleonidae, Chameleons) are Mount Amber Blue-nosed Chameleon (about 90%), Panther Chameleon (about 70%) 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 Mount d'Ambre Leaf Chameleon is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Montagne d'Ambre National Park (61 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.
