Trioceros sternfeldi
Silhouette: T. Michael Keesey (from a photograph by Frank Glaw, Jörn Köhler, Ted M. Townsend & Miguel Vences) · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Trioceros sternfeldi, the Crater Highlands side-striped chameleon or Tanzanian montane dwarf chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in Tanzania. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tanzanian Montane Dwarf Chameleon sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 9 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Tanzanian Montane Dwarf Chameleon in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and August–January, the lowest months. That is one of Ngorongoro Conservation Area's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against almost none in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tanzanian Montane Dwarf 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area, in our data
Ngorongoro Conservation Area is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tanzanian Montane Dwarf Chameleon sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tanzanian Montane Dwarf Chameleon is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (7 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.
