| Parson's chameleon | |
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| Male C. p. parsonii, "orange eye" variant | |
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| Female C. p. parsonii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Calumma |
| Species: | C. parsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Calumma parsonii (Cuvier, 1824)
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Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii) is a species of chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae that is endemic to eastern and northern Madagascar. It is found from lowlands to an altitude of 1,195 m (3,920 ft) above sea level and mainly inhabits humid primary forest, but can also occur in disturbed habitats with trees.[1] For a chameleon, it is very large, long-lived and slow-reproducing.[3][4]
- ^ a b Jenkins RKB; Andreone F, Andriamazava A, Anjeriniaina M, Brady L, Glaw F, Griffiths RA, Rabibisoa N, Rakotomalala D, Randrianantoandro JC, Randrianiriana J, Randrianizahana H, Ratsoavina F, Robsomanitrandrasana E (2011). "Calumma parsonii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T172896A6937628. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172896A6937628.en.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Calumma parsonii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Laube, Alexandra; Negro, Thorsten; Augustin, Andreas (2020). "781 days in the egg: Prolonged incubation time in Calumma parsonii parsonii (Cuvier, 1824) resulting in a healthy juvenile and revealing circumstantial evidence for sperm retention in this species". Herpetology Notes. 13: 425–428.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Tessa, Giulia; Glaw, Frank; Andreone, Franco (March 2017). "Longevity in Calumma parsonii, the World's largest chameleon". Experimental Gerontology. 89: 41–44. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2017.01.007. ISSN 0531-5565. PMID 28077326. S2CID 11972184.