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Basic information
Chamaeleo chamaeleon
Common Chameleon
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyChameleons
GenusChameleons
- Czech name
- Chameleon obecný
- English name
- Common Chameleon
- Alternative names
- Camaleonte comune, Europäisches Chamäleon, European chameleon, Gemeines Chamäleon, Gewöhnliches Chamäleon, Mediterranean Chameleon
- Synonyms
- Cameleo siculus, Chamaeleo cinereus, Chamaeleo parisiensium, Chamaeleo saharicus, Chamaeleo vulgaris var. musae, Chamaeleo vulgaris var. recticrista, Chamaeleon auratus, Chamaeleon fasciatus, Chamaeleon mntabiiis, Chamaeleon rimulosus, Lacerta chamaeleon
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 170 mm
- Body mass
- max 95.5 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.65 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 27 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 6 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 24.2–32.8 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.6–2 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–50 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × 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 · TK5D · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12154 · dryad-v5