Palleon nasus
Silhouette: T. Michael Keesey (from a photograph by Frank Glaw, Jörn Köhler, Ted M. Townsend & Miguel Vences) · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Palleon nasus, commonly known as the elongate leaf chameleon, is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar. It was initially described by Boulenger in 1887. It grows no more than 9 cm. Palleon nasus nasus was initially described as Brookesia nasus in 1887 by Boulenger and reclassified as a Palleon species in 2013. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Elongate Leaf Chameleon sighting in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 29 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Elongate Leaf Chameleon in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to September, the lowest months. That is one of Ranomafana National Park's wettest months, with about 430 mm of rain against 80 mm in September.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elongate Leaf Chameleon sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Ranomafana National Park, in our data
Ranomafana National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Elongate Leaf Chameleon sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Chamaeleonidae
The closest relatives of the Elongate Leaf Chameleon that you can see in Ranomafana National Park (family Chamaeleonidae, Chameleons) are Cryptic Chameleon (about 80%), O'Shaughnessy's Chameleon (about 80%) and Deceptive Chameleon (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elongate Leaf Chameleon is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Ranomafana National Park (21 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.
