Chamaeleonidae

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Animalia Chordata Squamata Chamaeleonidae
Johnston's Chameleon

Johnston's Chameleon

Trioceros johnstoni (Boulenger, 1901)

Trioceros johnstoni, commonly Johnston's chameleon, is an endemic Albertine Rift chameleon species with horned males.

Helmeted Chameleon

Helmeted Chameleon

Trioceros hoehnelii (Steindachner, 1891)

Trioceros hoehnelii, the small horned chameleon from Kenya and Uganda, is an ovoviviparous species that forms temporary breeding pair bonds.

Montane side-striped chameleon

Montane side-striped chameleon

Trioceros ellioti (Günther, 1895)

Trioceros ellioti is an African chameleon species found across multiple central and east African countries with variable recorded reproductive modes.

Wavy Chameleon

Wavy Chameleon

Trioceros deremensis (Matschie, 1892)

Trioceros deremensis, the Usambara three-horned chameleon, is an oviparous horned chameleon native to isolated mountain forests in Tanzania.

Peyrieras' Dwarf Leaf Chameleon

Peyrieras' Dwarf Leaf Chameleon

Brookesia peyrierasi Brygoo & Domergue, 1974

Brookesia peyrierasi, or Peyrieras's pygmy chameleon, is a small endemic chameleon from northeastern Madagascar that is oviparous.

Plated Leaf Chameleon

Plated Leaf Chameleon

Brookesia stumpffi Boettger, 1894

Brookesia stumpffi is a small chameleon species endemic to rainforests of off-shore Madagascar islands.

Brown Leaf Chameleon

Brown Leaf Chameleon

Brookesia superciliaris (Kuhl, 1820)

Brookesia superciliaris, the brown leaf chameleon, is a small leaf-mimic chameleon native to eastern Madagascar.

Perinet Leaf Chameleon

Perinet Leaf Chameleon

Brookesia therezieni Brygoo & Domergue, 1970

Brookesia therezieni, the Perinet leaf chameleon, is an oviparous lizard endemic to eastern Madagascar assessed as Least Concern.

Domergue's Leaf Chameleon

Domergue's Leaf Chameleon

Brookesia thieli Brygoo & Domergue, 1969

Brookesia thieli is an endemic Madagascar oviparous lizard in the chameleon family assessed as least concern by the IUCN.

Mount d'Ambre Leaf Chameleon

Mount d'Ambre Leaf Chameleon

Brookesia tuberculata Mocquard, 1894

The Mount d'Ambre leaf chameleon (Brookesia tuberculata) is a tiny chameleon from far northern Madagascar.

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