Genus

Equatorial Chameleons

Trioceros

9 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

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

Species in this group

Trioceros rudis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Trioceros hoehnelii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Trioceros johnstoni

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trioceros jacksonii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trioceros ellioti

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Trioceros oweni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Trioceros bitaeniatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trioceros kinangopensis

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

~50%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Equatorial Chameleons

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 22 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 11 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 9	~80%
	Coarse Chameleon			~80%
2	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2 of 9	~70%
	Coarse Chameleon			~60%
	Johnston's Chameleon			~30%
3	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 9	~70%
	Johnston's Chameleon			~50%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			~30%
4	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 9	~70%
	Jackson's Chameleon			~50%
	Helmeted Chameleon			~30%
	Side-striped Chameleon			~10%
5	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 9	~70%
	Helmeted Chameleon			~60%
	Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon			~10%
6	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 9	~30%
	Johnston's Chameleon			~30%
7	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	~30%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			~30%
8	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	~20%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			~20%
9	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 9	~20%
	Owen's Chameleon			~20%
10	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	~10%
	Tanzanian Montane Dwarf Chameleon			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 9	~50%
	Jackson's Chameleon			~40%
	Helmeted Chameleon			~20%
2	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 9	~30%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			~30%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
3	Parc Zoologique et Botanique de Mulhouse	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
4	Melbourne Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
5	Schönbrunn Zoo	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
6	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
7	Akron Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Santillana Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
9	Zoo Boise	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	DMM Kariyushi Aquarium	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
11	Downtown Aquarium, Houston	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Equatorial Chameleons

Species in this group

Coarse Chameleon

Helmeted Chameleon

Johnston's Chameleon

Jackson's Chameleon

Montane side-striped chameleon

Owen's Chameleon

Side-striped Chameleon

Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon

Tanzanian Montane Dwarf Chameleon

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Equatorial Chameleons

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found