Carpet Chameleon
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Carpet Chameleon

Furcifer lateralis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ranomafana National Park
6 Verified records at Ranomafana National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The carpet chameleon (Furcifer lateralis), also known as the jewel chameleon or white-lined chameleon, is a species of chameleon that is endemic to eastern Madagascar. It is a relatively small chameleon and especially females tend to have bright markings in many colours, whereas males are mostly green and whitish or green and yellowish. Two populations formerly included in this species are now recognized as separate: the larger and less strongly coloured F. major from southern Madagascar, and the typically greenish (it is not generally found in a dark, blackish form) F. viridis from western and northern Madagascar. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Carpet Chameleon sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ranomafana National Park

Two-banded Chameleon
EN

Two-banded Chameleon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Furcifer balteatus

50–60% · Likely
Canopy chameleon
LC Endemic

Canopy chameleon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Furcifer willsii

Insufficient data
Oustalet's Giant Chameleon
LC Endemic

Oustalet's Giant Chameleon

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Furcifer oustaleti

Insufficient data
Cryptic Chameleon
LC

Cryptic Chameleon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Calumma crypticum

70–80% · Very likely
O'Shaughnessy's Chameleon
VU

O'Shaughnessy's Chameleon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Calumma oshaughnessyi

70–80% · Very likely
Glaw's Chameleon
EN

Glaw's Chameleon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Calumma glawi

60–70% · Likely
Deceptive Chameleon

Deceptive Chameleon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Calumma fallax

60–70% · Likely
Parson's Chameleon
NT Endemic

Parson's Chameleon

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Calumma parsonii

60–70% · Likely
Ranomafana Nosed Chameleon

Ranomafana Nosed Chameleon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Calumma tjiasmantoi

50–60% · Likely
Brown Leaf Chameleon
LC Endemic

Brown Leaf Chameleon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Brookesia superciliaris

40–50% · Likely
Elongate Leaf Chameleon
VU

Elongate Leaf Chameleon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Palleon nasus

30–40% · Possible
Permet Leaf Chameleon
LC

Permet Leaf Chameleon

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Brookesia therezieni

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
70–80
Feb
5–10
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
10–20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Carpet Chameleon in Ranomafana National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Carpet Chameleon sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Carpet Chameleon in Ranomafana National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Carpet Chameleon in Ranomafana National Park in our monthly data.

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