Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Class Reptilia > Order Squamata > Suborder Lacertilia > Family Chamaeleonidae > Genus Chamaeleo

Chamaeleo chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Lacerta Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

ChamaeleoLaurenti, 1768accepted genus name

Species group names

Lacerta chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758 objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Bulgarian: Obiknoven hаmeleon; Обикновен хамелеон sources: Bulgarian PESI focal point
 English: European chameleon sources: Domina, Gianniantonio (University Palermo, Department Botanical Sciences (DPCE))
 English-United States: Common Chamaeleon; European chameleon sources: english PESI focal point
 French: Caméléon commun
 German: Europäisches Chamäleon sources: Germany PESI focal point
 Greek: Χαμαιλέοντας sources: Greek PESI focal point
 Italian: Camaleonte sources: italian PESI focal point
 Lithuanian: paprastasis chameleonas
 Slovenian: navadni kameleon sources: Slovenian PESI focal point
 Spanish, Castillian: Camaleón común sources: spanish PESI focal point
 Turkish: Bayağı bukalemun sources: Turkish PESI focal point
 Ukrainian: Хамелеон звичайний

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External Links

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Citation

Dr Edwin Nicholas Arnold. Chamaeleo chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=214592

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

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Last modified

2004-05-10 by Prof. Alain Dubois & by Dr Edwin Nicholas Arnold

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