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Basic information
Trioceros hoehnelii
Helmeted Chameleon
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyChameleons
GenusChameleons
- Czech name
- Chameleon Hoehnelův
- English name
- Helmeted Chameleon
- Alternative names
- Chameleon přilbový, Helmchamäleon, High-casqued Chameleon, Kenyan High-casqued Chameleon, Von Hoehnel’s Chameleon, Von Höhnel's Chameleon
- Synonyms
- Chamaeleo bergeri, Chamaeleon bitaeniatus altaeelgonis, Chamaeleon leikipiensis, Chamaelon hoehnelii
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 110 mm
- Body mass
- max 29.5 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.52 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 27 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 4.5 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body temperature
- 21.2–32.5 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.8–1 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 4–25 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 · 58VQG · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19539 · dryad-v5