Johnston's Chameleon
Trioceros johnstoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyChamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
- GenusTrioceros (Equatorial Chameleons)
- SpeciesTrioceros johnstoni (Johnston's Chameleon)
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Johnston's Chameleon in Nyungwe National Park?
About 32% of visitor-days record a Johnston's Chameleon sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Johnston's Chameleon in Nyungwe National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Johnston's Chameleon in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.