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Typical Chameleons
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Typical Chameleons

Chamaeleo

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.

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14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 14 known species

Flap-necked Chameleon

speciesChamaeleo dilepis

Common Chameleon

speciesChamaeleo chamaeleon

Veiled Chameleon

speciesChamaeleo calyptratus

Indian Chameleon

speciesChamaeleo zeylanicus

Namaqua Chameleon

speciesChamaeleo namaquensis

Graceful Chameleon

speciesChamaeleo gracilis

African Chameleon

speciesChamaeleo africanus

Arabian Chameleon

speciesChamaeleo arabicus

Senegal Chameleon

speciesChamaeleo senegalensis

Socotran Chameleon

speciesChamaeleo monachus

Smooth Chameleon

speciesChamaeleo laevigatus

Necas's Chameleon

speciesChamaeleo necasi

Spurless Basilisk Chameleon

speciesChamaeleo calcaricarens

Double-scaled Chameleon

speciesChamaeleo anchietae

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Typical Chameleons in Hortus Eystettensis

Hortus Eystettensis

Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.300

Typical Chameleons in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.915

Typical Chameleons in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.917

Typical Chameleons in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.915

Typical Chameleons in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.913

Typical Chameleons in On Medical Materials in Six Books

On Medical Materials in Six Books

Dioscorides · 1550 · p.362

Typical Chameleons in On the Names of Plants

On the Names of Plants

Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.923

Typical Chameleons in On the Names of Plants

On the Names of Plants

Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.925

Typical Chameleons in On the Names of Plants

On the Names of Plants

Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.924

Typical Chameleons in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.472

Typical Chameleons in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.472

Typical Chameleons in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.457

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