Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon
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Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon

Bradypodion ventrale

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park
73 Verified records at Addo Elephant National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Bradypodion ventrale, the southern dwarf chameleon, occurs in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is also known as the eastern Cape dwarf chameleon. It is a relatively large species of dwarf chameleon, reaching lengths of 14 cm (5.5 in). It has a very prominent casque on the back of its head and a long, beard-like throat crest. It lives in dense thickets and shrub, and is usually very difficult to spot because of its colouring. It adapts very well to living in suburban gardens, but domestic cats – being introduced predators – will usually kill all chameleons in the immediate area. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 73 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park

Smith's Dwarf Chamaeleon
LC

Smith's Dwarf Chamaeleon

Reptile

Bradypodion taeniabronchum

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 73 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon in Addo Elephant National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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