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Furcifer is a genus of chameleons whose member species are mostly endemic to Madagascar, but F. cephalolepis and F. polleni are endemic to the Comoros. Additionally, F. pardalis has been introduced to Réunion , Mauritius and Florida , while F. oustaleti has been introduced to Kenya and Florida.
Furcifer oustaleti ( Mocquard , 1894) The Malagasy giant chameleon or Oustalet's chameleon ( Furcifer oustaleti ) is a large species of chameleon which is native to entire Madagascar , [ 2 ] but also has been introduced near Nairobi in Kenya (though its current status there is unclear) and in Miami-Dade County in the United States.
The panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) is a species of chameleon found in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar [1] [3] [4] in a tropical forest biome. Additionally, it has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius , as well as the state of Florida within the United States .
Furcifer antimena was first described in 1872 by French naturalist and explorer Alfred Grandidier. It is commonly known as the Antimena chameleon after the name of the species. [1] There are several synonyms: Chamaeleo antimena (Grandidier, 1872), Chamaeleon rhinoceratus lineatus (Methuen & Hewitt, 1913), and Furcifer antimena (Glaw & Vences ...
Furcifer cephalolepis is a species of chameleon that is endemic to Grande Comore. It was described by Günther in 1880. It was described by Günther in 1880. The International Union for Conservation of Nature ranked the species as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as there are no signs that this species is in decline.
Furcifer major, the southern carpet chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in various dry habitats of southern Madagascar. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was formerly considered a part of Furcifer lateralis . [ 1 ]
The long-nosed rhinoceros chameleon (Furcifer monoceras) is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar. It is capable of changing colors, but usually only displays one color all throughout their body. They can be all-orange, all light brown, all-purple, all red with some green lines, and all green with brown stripes.
The Petter's chameleon (Furcifer petteri) is a species of chameleon, which is endemic to northern Madagascar. Furcifer petteri was initially described as the subspecies Chamaeleo willsii petteri by Édouard-Raoul Brygoo and Charles Domergue in 1966, but later transferred to the genus Furcifer and given full species status by Frank Glaw and Miguel Vences in 1994.