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Basic information
Trioceros jacksonii
Jackson’s chameleon
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyChameleons
GenusChameleons
- Czech name
- Chameleon Jacksonův
- English name
- Jackson’s chameleon
- Alternative names
- Chameleon třírohý, Dreihorn-Chamäleon, Jackson's Chameleon, Jackson's Three-horned Chameleon, Jackson’s Three-horned Chameleon, Kikuyu Three-Horned Chameleon, Three-horned Chameleon, Triceratops Lizard
- Synonyms
- Chamaeleo jacksonii merumontana, Chamaeleo jacksonii xantholophus, Chamaeleon jacksonii, Chamaeleon jacksonii var. vauerescecae
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 167 mm
- Body mass
- max 91.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.58 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 29 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 9 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
- Body temperature
- 29.2–30.4 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.5–1.8 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 5–57 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–2 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 58VQK · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19542 · dryad-v5