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Common chameleon information


Common chameleon
C. c. recticrista
Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan
Conservation status
Common chameleon
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Chamaeleo
Species:
C. chamaeleon
Binomial name
Chamaeleo chamaeleon
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
List
  • Cameleo siculus Grohmann, 1832
  • Chamaeleo carinatus Merrem, 1820
  • Chamaeleo cinereus Strauch, 1862
  • Chamaeleo parisiensium Laurenti, 1768
  • Chamaeleo saharicus Müller, 1887
  • Chamaeleo vulgaris Turner, 1853
  • Chamaeleo (Chamaeleo) chamaeleon Necas, 1999
  • Chamaeleon auratus Gray, 1865
  • Chamaeleon chamaeleon saharicus Werner, 1911
  • Chamaeleon fasciatus Smith, 1866
  • Chamaeleon vulgaris Daudin, 1802
  • Chameleo vulgaris Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
  • Chameleon parisiensis Gray, 1845
  • Chameleon parisientium Bosca, 1880
  • Lacerta chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758

The common chameleon or Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) is a species of chameleon native to the Mediterranean Basin and parts surrounding the Red Sea. It is the only extant species of Chamaleonidae with a range that naturally extends into Europe.

  1. ^ Vogrin, M.; Corti, C.; Pérez Mellado, V.; Sá-Sousa, P.; Cheylan, M.; Pleguezuelos, J.; Baha El Din, S.; Al Johany, A.M.H. (2012). "Chamaeleo chamaeleon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T157246A743434. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T157246A743434.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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