Genus

East African Dwarf Chameleons

Kinyongia

3 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyChamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
GenusKinyongia (East African Dwarf Chameleons)

Species in this group

Kinyongia tavetana

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Kinyongia multituberculata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Kinyongia tolleyae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~60%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see East African Dwarf Chameleons

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 16 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~60%
	Kilimanjaro two-horned chamaeleon			~60%
2	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~30%
	West Usambara two-horned chamaeleon			~30%
3	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~20%
	Tolley’s forest chameleon			~20%

East African Dwarf Chameleons

Species in this group

Kilimanjaro two-horned chamaeleon

West Usambara two-horned chamaeleon

Tolley’s forest chameleon

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see East African Dwarf Chameleons

Parks Ranked