Böhme’s Two-horned Chamaeleon
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Böhme’s Two-horned Chamaeleon

Kinyongia boehmei

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Tsavo West National Park
27 Verified records at Tsavo West National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Kinyongia boehmei, the Taita blade-horned chameleon, Böhme's two-horned chameleon and Dwarf fischer's chameleon, is species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae, found only in the Taita Hills of southeastern Kenya. It is the smallest species in the East African "two-horned chameleon" group and until 2008 it was generally considered a part of K. tavetana. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Böhme’s Two-horned Chamaeleon sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park

Flap-necked Chameleon
LC

Flap-necked Chameleon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Chamaeleo dilepis

20–30% · Possible
Kenya leaf chameleon
LC

Kenya leaf chameleon

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Rieppeleon kerstenii

10–20% · With luck
Graceful Chameleon
LC

Graceful Chameleon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Chamaeleo gracilis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
5–10
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Böhme’s Two-horned Chamaeleon in Tsavo West National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Böhme’s Two-horned Chamaeleon sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Böhme’s Two-horned Chamaeleon in Tsavo West National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Böhme’s Two-horned Chamaeleon in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.

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