Family

Chameleons

Chamaeleonidae

41 species in our catalog · found in 42 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyChamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Furcifer oustaleti

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

NT Endemic

Calumma parsonii

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Furcifer verrucosus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Trioceros rudis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Calumma crypticum

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

VU Endemic

Calumma oshaughnessyi

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

VU Endemic

Furcifer rhinoceratus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Endemic

Calumma fallax

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Kinyongia tavetana

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Trioceros hoehnelii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Calumma tjiasmantoi

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

EN Endemic

Calumma glawi

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trioceros johnstoni

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

EN Endemic

Furcifer balteatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Chamaeleo dilepis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trioceros jacksonii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Brookesia superciliaris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Calumma brevicorne

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

VU Endemic

Palleon nasus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Bradypodion pumilum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Bradypodion gutturale

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Chamaeleo namaquensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Kinyongia multituberculata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chamaeleo zeylanicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Trioceros ellioti

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Bradypodion damaranum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Calumma gastrotaenia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Brookesia therezieni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Bradypodion setaroi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Furcifer lateralis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Bradypodion occidentale

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Chamaeleo gracilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Calumma malthe

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

EN Endemic

Calumma furcifer

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Chamaeleo chamaeleon

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Kinyongia tolleyae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Trioceros oweni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Trioceros bitaeniatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trioceros kinangopensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Bradypodion ventrale

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trioceros sternfeldi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Chameleons

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 100 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 46 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	11 of 41	>90%
	Cryptic Chameleon			~80%
	O'Shaughnessy's Chameleon			~80%
	Deceptive Chameleon			~60%
	Ranomafana Nosed Chameleon			~60%
	Glaw's Chameleon			~50%
	Two-banded Chameleon			~50%
	Parson's Chameleon			~50%
	Brown Leaf Chameleon			~40%
	Elongate Leaf Chameleon			~40%
	Permet Leaf Chameleon			~20%
	Carpet Chameleon			~20%
2	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	6 of 41	>90%
	Parson's Chameleon			~90%
	Short-horned Chameleon			~40%
	Brown Leaf Chameleon			~30%
	Perinet Chameleon			~30%
	Malthe's Green-eared Chameleon			~20%
	Forked Chameleon			~20%
3	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2 of 41	>90%
	Oustalet's Giant Chameleon			~90%
	Rhinoceros Chameleon			~80%
4	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 41	~90%
	Spiny Chameleon			~90%
5	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 41	~80%
	Coarse Chameleon			~80%
6	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 41	~70%
	Johnston's Chameleon			~50%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			~30%
	Tolley’s forest chameleon			~20%
7	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2 of 41	~70%
	Coarse Chameleon			~60%
	Johnston's Chameleon			~30%
8	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 41	~70%
	Kilimanjaro two-horned chamaeleon			~60%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
9	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 41	~70%
	Jackson's Chameleon			~50%
	Helmeted Chameleon			~30%
	Side-striped Chameleon			~10%
10	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 41	~70%
	Helmeted Chameleon			~60%
	Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon			~10%
11	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 41	~60%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~40%
	West Usambara two-horned chamaeleon			~30%
12	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 41	~50%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~50%
13	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 41	~40%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~30%
	Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon			~20%
14	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 41	~40%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~40%
15	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 41	~40%
	Cape Dwarf Chameleon			~40%
	Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon			<5%
16	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 41	~40%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~40%
17	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 41	~40%
	Robertson Dwarf Chameleon			~40%
18	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 41	~40%
	Namaqua Chameleon			~40%
19	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 41	~30%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~30%
20	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 41	~30%
	Johnston's Chameleon			~30%
21	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 41	~30%
	Indian Chameleon			~30%
22	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 41	~30%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			~30%
23	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 41	~30%
	Knysna Dwarf Chameleon			~30%
24	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 41	~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
	Tanzanian Montane Dwarf Chameleon			~10%
25	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 41	~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
26	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 41	~20%
	Namaqua Dwarf Chameleon			~20%
27	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 41	~20%
	Graceful Chameleon			~20%
28	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 41	~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
29	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 41	~20%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			~20%
30	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 41	~20%
	Common Chameleon			~20%
31	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 41	~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
32	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 41	~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
33	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 41	~20%
	Graceful Chameleon			~20%
34	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 41	~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
35	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 41	~20%
	Owen's Chameleon			~20%
36	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 41	~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
37	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 41	~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
38	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 41	~10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~10%
39	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 41	~10%
	Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon			~10%
40	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 41	~10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~10%
41	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 41	~10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~10%
42	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 41	~10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2 of 41	~80%
	Oustalet's Giant Chameleon			~80%
	Carpet Chameleon			~40%
2	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 41	~50%
	Cape Dwarf Chameleon			~50%
	Namaqua Dwarf Chameleon			~10%
3	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 41	~50%
	Jackson's Chameleon			~40%
	Helmeted Chameleon			~20%
4	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 41	~30%
	Common Chameleon			~30%
5	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 41	~30%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~30%
6	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 41	~30%
	Common Chameleon			~30%
7	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 41	~30%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			~30%
8	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 41	~30%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~30%
9	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 41	~30%
	Indian Chameleon			~30%
10	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 41	~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
11	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 41	~10%
	Indian Chameleon			~10%
12	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 41	~10%
	Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
2	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
5	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
6	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
7	Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
8	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
9	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
10	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Warsaw Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
12	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
14	Parc Zoologique et Botanique de Mulhouse	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
15	Melbourne Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
16	Botanical and Zoological Garden of Tsimbazaza	🇲🇬 Madagascar	In captivity
17	Schönbrunn Zoo	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
18	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
19	Soğanlı Zoo	🇹🇷 Türkiye	In captivity
20	Akron Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Leningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
22	Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
23	LemuriaLand	🇲🇬 Madagascar	In captivity
24	Santillana Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
25	Zoo Boise	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Ivoloina	🇲🇬 Madagascar	In captivity
27	Lemurs Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	In captivity
28	Gambia Reptile Farm	🇬🇲 Gambia	In captivity
29	Tel Aviv University Zoo	🇮🇱 Israel	In captivity
30	Lemur Island	🇲🇬 Madagascar	In captivity
31	Johor Zoo	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity
32	Lory Park Zoo	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
33	Mandraka Reptile Farm	🇲🇬 Madagascar	In captivity
34	Sea Life Blankenberge	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
35	Croc Farm Ivato	🇲🇬 Madagascar	In captivity
36	DMM Kariyushi Aquarium	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
37	Blue Planet Aquarium	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
38	Downtown Aquarium, Houston	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
39	herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
40	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
41	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
42	akwarium warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
43	Bristol Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
44	hipopotamiarnia i akwarium morskie warszawskiego ZOO	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
45	Peyrieras Reptile Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	In captivity
46	Seattle Marine Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Chameleons

Species in this group

Oustalet's Giant Chameleon

Parson's Chameleon

Spiny Chameleon

Coarse Chameleon

Cryptic Chameleon

O'Shaughnessy's Chameleon

Rhinoceros Chameleon

Deceptive Chameleon

Kilimanjaro two-horned chamaeleon

Helmeted Chameleon

Ranomafana Nosed Chameleon

Glaw's Chameleon

Johnston's Chameleon

Two-banded Chameleon

Flap-necked Chameleon

Jackson's Chameleon

Brown Leaf Chameleon

Short-horned Chameleon

Elongate Leaf Chameleon

Cape Dwarf Chameleon

Robertson Dwarf Chameleon

Namaqua Chameleon

West Usambara two-horned chamaeleon

Indian Chameleon

Montane side-striped chameleon

Knysna Dwarf Chameleon

Perinet Chameleon

Permet Leaf Chameleon

Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon

Carpet Chameleon

Namaqua Dwarf Chameleon

Graceful Chameleon

Malthe's Green-eared Chameleon

Forked Chameleon

Common Chameleon

Tolley’s forest chameleon

Owen's Chameleon

Side-striped Chameleon

Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon

Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon

Tanzanian Montane Dwarf Chameleon

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Chameleons

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found