Flap-necked chameleon

Flap-necked chameleon
Kruger National Park, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Chamaeleo
Species:
C. dilepis
Binomial name
Chamaeleo dilepis
Leach, 1819
Synonyms[2]

(arranged in alphabetical order)

  • Chamaeleo angusticoronatus
    Barbour, 1903
  • Chamaeleo bilobus
    Kuhl, 1820
  • Chamaeleo capellii
    Bocage, 1866
  • Chamaeleo planiceps
    Merrem, 1820

The flap-necked chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) is a species of arboreal chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to sub-Saharan Africa. There are eight recognized subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies.

  1. ^ Tolley K (2014). "Chamaeleo dilepis ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T176308A1438077. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T176308A1438077.en.
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