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Basic information
Chamaeleo gracilis
Graceful Chameleon
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyChameleon
GenusTypical Chameleons
- Czech name
- Chameleon štíhlý
- English name
- Graceful Chameleon
- Alternative names
- Fersenspornchamäleon, Slender chameleon, Zierliches Chamäleon
- Synonyms
- Chamaeleo (Chamaeleo) gracilis gracilis, Chamaeleo burchelli, Chamaeleo granulosus, Chamaeleo simoni, Chamaeleon etiennei, Chamaeleon gracilis var. leiocephalus, Chamaleo
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 190 mm
- Body mass
- max 128.8 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 10 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.3–0.4 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 10–60 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–2 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · TK5T · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12156 · dryad-v5