Chamaeleo zeylanicus

Chamaeleo zeylanicus

Chamaeleo zeylanicus — distribution map

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 Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

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

Name

Chamaeleo zeylanicus Laurenti, 1768: 46

• Type material: Unknwon, based on Seba (1734) I; plate 82, fig. 3.
• Type locality: Ceylon [=Sri Lanka], restricted by Mertens (1969).

Synonyms

• Chamaeleo zebra Bory de St. Vincent, 1823
• Chamaeleo coromandelicus Fitzinger, 1843
• Chamaeleo zeylonicus Jerdon, 1853 [substitute name for Chamaeleo zeylanicus Laurenti, 1768]
• Chamaeleo vulgaris var. marmoratus Gray, 1865
• Chamaeleo ceylonicus Stoliczka, 1872 [substitute name for Chamaeleo zeylanicus Laurenti, 1768]

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

• 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

• Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Mohapatra, P., Shankar, G., Das, A., Murthy, B.H.C.K., Aengals, A. & Somaweera, R. 2014. IUCN: Chamaeleo zeylanicus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T172657A1360663. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172657A1360663.en. Accessed on 12 May 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Indian Chameleon
• తెలుగు: ఊసరవెల్లి

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