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Chamaeleo
Sign in to savethumb|250px|Chamaeleo dilepis, flap-necked chameleon Chamaeleo is a genus of chameleons in the family Chamaeleonidae. Most species of the genus Chamaeleo are found in sub-Saharan Africa, but a few species are also present in northern Africa, southern Europe, and southern Asia east to India and Sri Lanka.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Chamaeleo is referenced by 52 other articles, and connects out to genus, chameleon and common chameleon.
It sits within the topics Chamaeleo, Lizard genera and Taxa named by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti.
Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- OrderSquamata
- FamilyChamaeleonidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,602
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Chamaeleonidae
- Collections
- UAZ, CUMV, CM, CAS, MVZ, YPM
- Recorded in
- Tanzania, Lebanon, Kenya, United States, Eritrea, Nigeria, Cameroon, Madagascar
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Chamaelio calyptratus.jpg
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- Commons category
- Chamaeleo
- taxon name
- Chamaeleo
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Description
- Behavior
- Reproduction
- In captivity
- Taxonomy
- Extant species
- Fossils
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|250px|Chamaeleo dilepis, flap-necked chameleon Chamaeleo is a genus of chameleons in the family Chamaeleonidae. Most species of the genus Chamaeleo are found in sub-Saharan Africa, but a few species are also present in northern Africa, southern Europe, and southern Asia east to India and Sri Lanka.
==Description== Species in the genus Chamaeleo are slow moving, with independently movable eyes, the ability to change skin colouration, a long tongue, usually a prehensile tail, and special leg adaptations for grasping vegetation. Males are generally larger and more colorful than females. Almost all species have a maximum snout-vent length (SVL) between .
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