Flap-necked Chameleon
Chamaeleo dilepis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyChamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
- GenusChamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)
- SpeciesChamaeleo dilepis (Flap-necked Chameleon)
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
Graceful Chameleon
Chamaeleo gracilis
West Usambara two-horned chamaeleon
Kinyongia multituberculata
Rosette-nosed Chameleon
Rhampholeon spinosus
Green pygmy chameleon
Rhampholeon viridis
Uthmöller's Chameleon
Kinyongia uthmoelleri
Kenya leaf chameleon
Rieppeleon kerstenii
Wavy Chameleon
Trioceros deremensis
Kilimanjaro two-horned chamaeleon
Kinyongia tavetana
Matschie's Dwarf Chameleon
Kinyongia tenuis
Bearded Pygmy Chameleon
Rieppeleon brevicaudatus
Böhme’s two-horned chamaeleon
Kinyongia boehmei
📅 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 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 14 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 17 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 18 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 19 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 20 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 21 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 22 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 23 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Flap-necked Chameleon in Mkomazi National Park?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Flap-necked Chameleon sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Flap-necked Chameleon in Mkomazi National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Flap-necked Chameleon in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.