Johnston's Chameleon
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Johnston's Chameleon

Trioceros johnstoni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Virunga National Park
95 Verified records at Virunga National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Trioceros johnstoni, known commonly as Johnston's chameleon, Johnston's three-horned chameleon, and the Ruwenzori three-horned chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to highlands in the Albertine Rift in central Africa. It reaches up to 30 cm (12 in) in total length (including tail). Only the adult male has three horns. The female is hornless. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Johnston's Chameleon sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 95 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Coarse Chameleon
LC

Coarse Chameleon

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trioceros rudis

20–30% · Possible
Montane side-striped chameleon
LC

Montane side-striped chameleon

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trioceros ellioti

10–20% · With luck
Tolley’s forest chameleon

Tolley’s forest chameleon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Kinyongia tolleyae

5–10% · With luck
Strange-horned Chameleon
NT

Strange-horned Chameleon

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Kinyongia xenorhina

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
5–10
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
50–60%
2 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
30–40%
3 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
4 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Johnston's Chameleon in Virunga National Park?

About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Johnston's Chameleon sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 95 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Johnston's Chameleon in Virunga National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Johnston's Chameleon in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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