Family

Chameleons

Chamaeleonidae

62 species in our catalog · found in 59 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyChamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Furcifer oustaleti

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Furcifer verrucosus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Calumma crypticum

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Trioceros rudis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

VU Endemic

Calumma oshaughnessyi

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

VU Endemic

Furcifer rhinoceratus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

EN Endemic

Calumma glawi

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Endemic

Calumma fallax

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

NT Endemic

Calumma parsonii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Kinyongia tavetana

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Chamaeleo dilepis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Kinyongia multituberculata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

EN Endemic

Furcifer balteatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Calumma tjiasmantoi

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Trioceros johnstoni

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trioceros hoehnelii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Brookesia superciliaris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Chamaeleo namaquensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Bradypodion pumilum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

VU Endemic

Palleon nasus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trioceros kinangopensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trioceros ellioti

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Kinyongia boehmei

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Furcifer major

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chamaeleo zeylanicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Bradypodion damaranum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Brookesia therezieni

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Bradypodion setaroi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

EN Endemic

Brookesia decaryi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Furcifer lateralis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Bradypodion ventrale

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Chamaeleo gracilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Chamaeleo laevigatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Trioceros bitaeniatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Brookesia brygooi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Kinyongia tolleyae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Furcifer willsii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chamaeleo chamaeleon

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

EN Endemic

Rhampholeon spinosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rieppeleon kerstenii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trioceros balebicornutus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

EN Endemic

Rhampholeon gorongosae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Brookesia thieli

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhampholeon viridis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Trioceros jacksonii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chamaeleo senegalensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Furcifer angeli

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Calumma gastrotaenia

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Kinyongia uthmoelleri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhampholeon boulengeri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Kinyongia rugegensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Trioceros sternfeldi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calumma nasutum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Calumma emelinae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rieppeleon brevicaudatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Kinyongia tenuis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Trioceros deremensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Kinyongia xenorhina

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Bradypodion barbatulum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chamaeleo calyptratus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Showing the 60 most likely of 62 species — the park table below covers them all.

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Chameleons

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	17	>90%
	Cryptic Chameleon			~80%
	O'Shaughnessy's Chameleon			~80%
	Glaw's Chameleon			~70%
	Deceptive Chameleon			~60%
	Parson's Chameleon			~60%
	Two-banded Chameleon			~60%
	Ranomafana Nosed Chameleon			~60%
	Brown Leaf Chameleon			~40%
	Elongate Leaf Chameleon			~40%
	Permet Leaf Chameleon			~30%
	Carpet Chameleon			~20%
	Oustalet's Giant Chameleon			Insufficient data
	+5 more at the park page…
2	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	5	>90%
	Oustalet's Giant Chameleon			~90%
	Rhinoceros Chameleon			~80%
	Spiny Leaf Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Brygoo's Leaf Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Angel's Chameleon			Insufficient data
3	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	~90%
	Spiny Chameleon			~80%
	Southern Carpet Chameleon			Insufficient data
4	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	12	~90%
	West Usambara two-horned chamaeleon			~60%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~30%
	Rosette-nosed Chameleon			~20%
	Green pygmy chameleon			Insufficient data
	Kenya leaf chameleon			Insufficient data
	🦎 Uthmöller's Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Graceful Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Böhme’s Two-horned Chamaeleon			Insufficient data
	Kilimanjaro two-horned chamaeleon			Insufficient data
	Bearded Pygmy Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Matschie's Dwarf Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Wavy Chameleon			Insufficient data
5	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	~90%
	Coarse Chameleon			~80%
	Johnston's Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Montane side-striped chameleon			Insufficient data
6	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~70%
	Johnston's Chameleon			~50%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			~30%
	Tolley’s forest chameleon			~20%
7	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~70%
	Kilimanjaro two-horned chamaeleon			~60%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Jackson's Chameleon			Insufficient data
8	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~70%
	Helmeted Chameleon			~50%
	Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon			~40%
9	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5	~70%
	Johnston's Chameleon			~40%
	Coarse Chameleon			~30%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			~20%
	Tolley’s forest chameleon			~10%
	Strange-horned Chameleon			Insufficient data
10	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~60%
	Böhme’s Two-horned Chamaeleon			~30%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
	Kenya leaf chameleon			~10%
	Graceful Chameleon			Insufficient data
11	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~60%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~60%
12	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	~50%
	Johnston's Chameleon			~30%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			Insufficient data
	Boulenger’s pygmy chameleon			Insufficient data
	🦎 Rugege Highlands Forest Chameleon			Insufficient data
13	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~50%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~30%
	Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon			~20%
14	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~50%
	Böhme’s Two-horned Chamaeleon			~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
	Graceful Chameleon			~10%
	Kenya leaf chameleon			~10%
15	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~40%
	Namaqua Chameleon			~40%
16	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~40%
	Cape Dwarf Chameleon			~40%
	Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon			<5%
	Knysna Dwarf Chameleon			Insufficient data
17	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~40%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			~40%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
18	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~40%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
19	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~40%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~40%
20	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~40%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~40%
21	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~40%
	Side-striped Chameleon			~20%
	Jackson's Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Helmeted Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Kilimanjaro two-horned chamaeleon			Insufficient data
22	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~40%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~30%
	Transvaal Dwarf Chameleon			Insufficient data
23	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	~30%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
	Gorongosa Pygmy Chameleon			Insufficient data
24	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~30%
	Graceful Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Smooth Chameleon			Insufficient data
25	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Indian Chameleon			~30%
26	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~30%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			~20%
	Johnston's Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Strange-horned Chameleon			Insufficient data
27	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~30%
	Knysna Dwarf Chameleon			~30%
	Beardless Dwarf Chameleon			Insufficient data
28	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~30%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
	Kenya leaf chameleon			Insufficient data
	Kilimanjaro two-horned chamaeleon			Insufficient data
29	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~30%
	Graceful Chameleon			~20%
	Smooth Chameleon			Insufficient data
30	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
	Tanzanian Montane Dwarf Chameleon			~10%
	🦎 Uthmöller's Chameleon			Insufficient data
31	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
32	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon			~20%
	Smith's Dwarf Chamaeleon			Insufficient data
33	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
34	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
35	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
36	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
37	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~20%
38	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Indian Chameleon			Insufficient data
39	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~20%
	Common Chameleon			~20%
40	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~10%
41	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~10%
42	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~10%
43	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~10%
	Bale Two-horned Chameleon			Insufficient data
44	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
45	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
46	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~10%
	Senegal Chameleon			Insufficient data
47	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
48	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~10%
49	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~10%
	Smooth Chameleon			Insufficient data
50	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Graceful Chameleon			Insufficient data
51	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			~10%
52	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
53	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Indian Chameleon			Insufficient data
54	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Indian Chameleon			Insufficient data
55	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Side-striped Chameleon			Insufficient data
56	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Common Chameleon			Insufficient data
57	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Veiled Chameleon			Insufficient data
58	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Veiled Chameleon			<5%
59	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Veiled Chameleon			Insufficient data