Chamaeleo africanus

Chamaeleo africanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Chamaeleoninae
Genus: Chamaeleo
Species: Chamaeleo africanus

Name

Chamaeleo africanus Laurenti, 1768

• Type material: Unknown, based on SEBA (1734) I, plate 43, fig. 4.
• Type locality: “Africa” fide Mertens (1966: 6).

Synonyms

• Chamaeleo candidus Laurenti, 1768 (?)
• Chamaeleo mexicanus Laurenti, 1768 (?)
• Chamaeleo aegyptius Bonnaterre, 1789
• Chamaeleo calcaratus Merrem, 1820: 162
• Chamaeleon basiliscus Cope, 1868

References

Primary references

• Laurenti, J.N. 1768. Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austriacorum, quod authoritate et consensu (In Latin). Joan Thomae: Vienna. 217 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Klaver, C. & Böhme, W. 1986. Phylogeny and classification of the Chamaeleonidae (Sauria), with special reference to hemipenis morphology. Bonn. zool. Monogr. 22: 1–64.
• Nečas, P. 1999. Chameleons – Nature's Hidden Jewels. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt; 348 pp. ISBN 3-930612-04-6 (Europe). ISBN 1-57524-137-4 (USA, Canada). Reference page. 

Links

• Wilms, T., Wagner, P., Chirio, L., Böhme, W., Lymberakis, P. & Baha El Din, S. 2014. IUCN: Chamaeleo africanus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T157273A747133. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T157273A747133.en. Accessed on 13 May 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: African Chameleon