Family

Chameleons

Chamaeleonidae

62 species in our catalog · found in 58 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Furcifer oustaleti

Furcifer verrucosus

Calumma crypticum

Trioceros rudis

Calumma oshaughnessyi

70–80% · Very likely

VU Endemic

Furcifer rhinoceratus

Calumma glawi

Calumma fallax

Calumma parsonii

Kinyongia tavetana

Chamaeleo dilepis

Kinyongia multituberculata

Furcifer balteatus

Calumma tjiasmantoi

Trioceros johnstoni

Trioceros hoehnelii

Brookesia superciliaris

40–50% · Likely

Chamaeleo namaquensis

40–50% · Likely

Bradypodion pumilum

30–40% · Possible

Palleon nasus

30–40% · Possible

Trioceros kinangopensis

Trioceros ellioti

Kinyongia boehmei

Furcifer major

Chamaeleo zeylanicus

Bradypodion damaranum

Brookesia therezieni

Bradypodion setaroi

Brookesia decaryi

Furcifer lateralis

Bradypodion ventrale

Chamaeleo gracilis

Chamaeleo laevigatus

Trioceros bitaeniatus

Brookesia brygooi

Kinyongia tolleyae

Furcifer willsii

Chamaeleo chamaeleon

Rhampholeon spinosus

Rieppeleon kerstenii

Trioceros balebicornutus

Insufficient data

Rhampholeon gorongosae

Brookesia thieli

Rhampholeon viridis

Trioceros jacksonii

Chamaeleo senegalensis

Furcifer angeli

Calumma gastrotaenia

Kinyongia uthmoelleri

Insufficient data

Rhampholeon boulengeri

Kinyongia rugegensis

Trioceros sternfeldi

Calumma nasutum

Calumma emelinae

Rieppeleon brevicaudatus

Kinyongia tenuis

Trioceros deremensis

Kinyongia xenorhina

Bradypodion barbatulum

Insufficient data

Chamaeleo calyptratus

Insufficient data

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Showing the 60 most likely of 62 species — the park table below covers them all.

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

Jan

40–50

Feb

30–40

Mar

40–50

Apr

30–40

May

30–40

Jun

30–40

Jul

30–40

Aug

30–40

Sep

30–40

Oct

30–40

Nov

30–40

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Chameleons

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	17	90–100%
	Cryptic Chameleon			70–80%
	O'Shaughnessy's Chameleon			70–80%
	Glaw's Chameleon			60–70%
	Deceptive Chameleon			60–70%
	Parson's Chameleon			60–70%
	Two-banded Chameleon			50–60%
	Ranomafana Nosed Chameleon			50–60%
	Brown Leaf Chameleon			40–50%
	Elongate Leaf Chameleon			30–40%
	Permet Leaf Chameleon			20–30%
	Carpet Chameleon			10–20%
	Oustalet's Giant Chameleon			Insufficient data
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2	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	5	90–100%
	Oustalet's Giant Chameleon			80–90%
	Rhinoceros Chameleon			70–80%
	Spiny Leaf Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Brygoo's Leaf Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Angel's Chameleon			Insufficient data
3	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	80–90%
	Spiny Chameleon			80–90%
	Southern Carpet Chameleon			Insufficient data
4	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	12	80–90%
	West Usambara two-horned chamaeleon			50–60%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			20–30%
	Rosette-nosed Chameleon			10–20%
	Green pygmy chameleon			Insufficient data
	Kenya leaf chameleon			Insufficient data
	🦎 Uthmöller's Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Graceful Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Böhme’s Two-horned Chamaeleon			Insufficient data
	Kilimanjaro two-horned chamaeleon			Insufficient data
	Bearded Pygmy Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Matschie's Dwarf Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Wavy Chameleon			Insufficient data
5	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	80–90%
	Coarse Chameleon			70–80%
	Johnston's Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Montane side-striped chameleon			Insufficient data
6	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	70–80%
	Johnston's Chameleon			50–60%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			20–30%
	Tolley’s forest chameleon			10–20%
7	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	60–70%
	Helmeted Chameleon			50–60%
	Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon			30–40%
8	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	60–70%
	Kilimanjaro two-horned chamaeleon			50–60%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Jackson's Chameleon			Insufficient data
9	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5	60–70%
	Johnston's Chameleon			30–40%
	Coarse Chameleon			20–30%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			10–20%
	Tolley’s forest chameleon			5–10%
	Strange-horned Chameleon			Insufficient data
10	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	50–60%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			50–60%
11	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	50–60%
	Böhme’s Two-horned Chamaeleon			30–40%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			20–30%
	Kenya leaf chameleon			10–20%
	Graceful Chameleon			Insufficient data
12	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	40–50%
	Johnston's Chameleon			20–30%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			Insufficient data
	Boulenger’s pygmy chameleon			Insufficient data
	🦎 Rugege Highlands Forest Chameleon			Insufficient data
13	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	40–50%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			20–30%
	Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon			20–30%
14	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	40–50%
	Namaqua Chameleon			40–50%
15	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	40–50%
	Böhme’s Two-horned Chamaeleon			10–20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			10–20%
	Graceful Chameleon			5–10%
	Kenya leaf chameleon			5–10%
16	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	30–40%
	Cape Dwarf Chameleon			30–40%
	Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon			<5%
	Knysna Dwarf Chameleon			Insufficient data
17	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	30–40%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			30–40%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
18	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	30–40%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
19	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	30–40%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			30–40%
20	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	30–40%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			30–40%
21	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	30–40%
	Side-striped Chameleon			10–20%
	Jackson's Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Helmeted Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Kilimanjaro two-horned chamaeleon			Insufficient data
22	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	30–40%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			20–30%
	Transvaal Dwarf Chameleon			Insufficient data
23	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	20–30%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			20–30%
	Gorongosa Pygmy Chameleon			Insufficient data
24	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	20–30%
	Indian Chameleon			20–30%
25	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	20–30%
	Graceful Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Smooth Chameleon			Insufficient data
26	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	20–30%
	Montane side-striped chameleon			10–20%
	Johnston's Chameleon			Insufficient data
	Strange-horned Chameleon			Insufficient data
27	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	20–30%
	Knysna Dwarf Chameleon			20–30%
	Beardless Dwarf Chameleon			Insufficient data
28	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	20–30%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			10–20%
	Kenya leaf chameleon			Insufficient data
	Kilimanjaro two-horned chamaeleon			Insufficient data
29	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	20–30%
	Graceful Chameleon			10–20%
	Smooth Chameleon			Insufficient data
30	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	20–30%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			10–20%
	Tanzanian Montane Dwarf Chameleon			5–10%
	🦎 Uthmöller's Chameleon			Insufficient data
31	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	10–20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
32	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
33	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	10–20%
	Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon			10–20%
	Smith's Dwarf Chamaeleon			Insufficient data
34	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	10–20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
35	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	10–20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			10–20%
36	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			10–20%
37	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			10–20%
38	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	10–20%
	Common Chameleon			10–20%
39	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			10–20%
40	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	10–20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			10–20%
41	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			10–20%
42	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	10–20%
	Bale Two-horned Chameleon			Insufficient data
43	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	10–20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
44	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	10–20%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
45	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	10–20%
	Senegal Chameleon			Insufficient data
46	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	5–10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
47	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	5–10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			5–10%
48	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	5–10%
	Smooth Chameleon			Insufficient data
49	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	5–10%
	Graceful Chameleon			Insufficient data
50	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	5–10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			5–10%
51	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Indian Chameleon			Insufficient data
52	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Flap-necked Chameleon			Insufficient data
53	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	5–10%
	Indian Chameleon			Insufficient data
54	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	5–10%
	Side-striped Chameleon			Insufficient data
55	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Chameleon			Insufficient data
56	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Veiled Chameleon			Insufficient data
57	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Veiled Chameleon			<5%
58	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Veiled Chameleon			Insufficient data

Chameleons

Species in this group

Oustalet's Giant Chameleon

Spiny Chameleon

Cryptic Chameleon

Coarse Chameleon

O'Shaughnessy's Chameleon

Rhinoceros Chameleon

Glaw's Chameleon

Deceptive Chameleon

Parson's Chameleon

Kilimanjaro two-horned chamaeleon

Flap-necked Chameleon

West Usambara two-horned chamaeleon

Two-banded Chameleon

Ranomafana Nosed Chameleon

Johnston's Chameleon

Helmeted Chameleon

Brown Leaf Chameleon

Namaqua Chameleon

Cape Dwarf Chameleon

Elongate Leaf Chameleon

Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon

Montane side-striped chameleon

Böhme’s Two-horned Chamaeleon

Southern Carpet Chameleon

Indian Chameleon

Knysna Dwarf Chameleon

Permet Leaf Chameleon

Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon

Spiny Leaf Chameleon

Carpet Chameleon

Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon

Graceful Chameleon

Smooth Chameleon

Side-striped Chameleon

Brygoo's Leaf Chameleon

Tolley’s forest chameleon

Canopy chameleon

Common Chameleon

Rosette-nosed Chameleon

Kenya leaf chameleon

Bale Two-horned Chameleon

Gorongosa Pygmy Chameleon

Domergue's Leaf Chameleon

Green pygmy chameleon

Jackson's Chameleon

Senegal Chameleon

Angel's Chameleon

Perinet Chameleon

Uthmöller's Chameleon

Boulenger’s pygmy chameleon

Rugege Highlands Forest Chameleon

Tanzanian Montane Dwarf Chameleon

Andasibe Nosed Chameleon

Angozongahy Nosed Chameleon

Bearded Pygmy Chameleon

Matschie's Dwarf Chameleon

Wavy Chameleon

Strange-horned Chameleon

Beardless Dwarf Chameleon

Veiled Chameleon

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Chameleons

Parks Ranked