Chamaeleo

Chamaeleo
Temporal range: Early Miocene- present,
Chamaeleo calyptratus, veiled chameleon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamily: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Chamaeleo
Laurenti, 1768[1]
Type species
Chamaeleo parisiensium
Laurenti, 1768
Diversity
14 species
Chamaeleo dilepis, flap-necked chameleon

Chamaeleo is a genus of chameleons in the family Chamaeleonidae. Most species of the genus Chamaeleo are found in sub-Saharan Africa, but a few species are also present in northern Africa, southern Europe, and southern Asia east to India and Sri Lanka.

  1. ^ Genus "Chamaeleo ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.

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