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Basic information
Chamaeleo senegalensis
Senegal Chameleon
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyChameleon
GenusTypical Chameleons
- Czech name
- Chameleon senegalský
- English name
- Senegal Chameleon
- Synonyms
- Chamaeleo gymnocephalus, Chamaeleo senegalensis var. tibatiensis, Chamaeleon leptopus, Chamaeleon senegalensis var. leiocephalus, Chamaeleon subcroseus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 152 mm
- Body mass
- max 70.8 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 25 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 5 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.4–0.4 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 7–60 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 · TK7Q · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12161 · dryad-v5