Tilbury, Colin R.;Tolley, Krystal A.
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.
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
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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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