Near ThreatenedParson's Chameleon
Calumma parsonii
1 country6 parks
Species group · Reptiles
WAnimals has 6 species of chameleon, in the family Chamaeleonidae.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 26 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
It is one of the largest chameleons in the world and can take several years to reach full sexual maturity.
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Its eggs take between one and two years to hatch, one of the longest incubations documented in a reptile: the female buries them and the young emerge from the ground after more than a full seasonal cycle has passed.
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Its eyes move completely independently, each with a field of view of almost 180 degrees, and the animal processes two different images at once until it spots prey and both converge.
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It is the only chameleon native to Europe.
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Its name literally means "ground lion" in Greek.
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Its eggs incubate for 10 to 12 months, one of the longest periods of any reptile.
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It changes colour not only to hide but mainly as a social signal, tied to mood, temperature and territorial dealings with other males.
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Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 6.
Each population on the island has its own recognisable colour palette: genetic studies in 2015 revealed that those local forms are so distinct that they probably make up several different species under a single name.
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