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Basic information
Chamaeleo calyptratus
Veiled Chameleon
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyChameleons
GenusChameleons
- Czech name
- Chameleon jemenský
- English name
- Veiled Chameleon
- Alternative names
- Camaleão de cabeça cônica, Cone-head Chameleon, Cone-headed Chameleon, Jemen-Chamäleon, Yemen Chameleon, Yemeni Chameleon
- Synonyms
- Chamaeleo (Chamaeleo) calyptratus calcarifer, Chamaeleo calcaratus, Chamaeleo calcarifer
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 239 mm
- Body mass
- max 239.9 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 25 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 10 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 32.9–32.9 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.5–0.5 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 11–95 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 2–3 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · TK53 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12153 · dryad-v5