Tolley’s forest chameleon
Kinyongia tolleyae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyChamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
- GenusKinyongia (East African Dwarf Chameleons)
- SpeciesKinyongia tolleyae (Tolley’s forest chameleon)
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Tolley’s forest chameleon sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tolley’s forest chameleon in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Tolley’s forest chameleon sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tolley’s forest chameleon in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Tolley’s forest chameleon in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.