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The jeweled chameleon (Furcifer campani), also commonly known as Campan's chameleon or the Madagascar forest chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to the central highlands of Madagascar , where it is threatened by bush fires and habitat loss .
The carpet chameleon (Furcifer lateralis), also known as the jewel chameleon or white-lined chameleon, is a species of chameleon that is endemic to eastern Madagascar. [1] [2] [3] It is a relatively small chameleon and especially females tend to have bright markings in many colours, whereas males are mostly green and whitish or green and yellowish.
Furcifer bifidus (Brongniart, 1900) two-horned chameleon: Madagascar Furcifer campani (Grandidier, 1872) jewelled chameleon: central highlands of Madagascar Furcifer cephalolepis (Günther, 1880) Comoro Islands chameleon: Grande Comore. Furcifer labordi (Grandidier, 1872) Labord's chameleon: Madagascar. Furcifer lateralis (Gray, 1831) carpet ...
Labord's chameleon (Furcifer labordi) is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to dry and deciduous forests, including spiny forests, in lowlands of western Madagascar, at altitudes of 20–100 m (66–328 ft). It is considered vulnerable because of ongoing habitat loss. [1]
In 1994, CITES reported that 1,257 lesser chameleons had been exported from Madagascar for sale on the western pet market, It was banned for export from Madagascar that same year. [7] The lesser chameleon is currently listed in Appendix II of CITES, limiting trade in this species. [ 8 ]
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 canopy chameleon (Furcifer willsii), also known commonly as Wills's chameleon or incorrectly as Will's chameleon, [3] is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. The species was originally described by Albert Günther in 1890.
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 ...