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Chamaeleo chamaeleon
(Linnaeus, 1758)
(reptile)
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Chamaeleo (Genus)
..Chamaeleo africanus (Species)
..Chamaeleo anchietae (Species)
..Chamaeleo arabicus (Species)
..Chamaeleo calcaricarens (Species)
..Chamaeleo calyptratus (Species)
..Chamaeleo dilepis (Species)
..Chamaeleo gracilis (Species)
..Chamaeleo laevigatus (Species)
..Chamaeleo monachus (Species)
..Chamaeleo namaquensis (Species)
..Chamaeleo necasi (Species)
..Chamaeleo senegalensis (Species)
..Chamaeleo zeylanicus (Species)
..Chamaeleo chamaeleon (Species)
....Chamaeleo chamaeleon calcarifer (Subspecies)
....Chamaeleo chamaeleon chamaeleon (Subspecies)
....Chamaeleo chamaeleon recticrista (Subspecies)
....Chamaeleo chamaeleon zeylanicus (Subspecies)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 204.
Original rank
:
Subsequent generic combination
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Chamaeleo
(Genus)
Laurenti, 1768
Ref:
P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016
: 16 Aug 2016.
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Chamaeleo chamaeleon chamaeleon
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Variants
Incorrect spelling
:
Chamaeleo chamaeleo
Ref:
P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016
: 16 Aug 2016.
[inferred]
Incorrect spelling
:
Chamaeleo chameleon
Linneaus, 1758
Ref:
P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016
: 16 Aug 2016.
[inferred]
Combinations
Basionym
:
Lacerta chamaeleon
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016
: [17 Oct 2016].
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
Mediterrane kameleon
Ref:
V. Laňka & Z. Vít, 1992 (1985)
:
gewone kameleon
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28 Aug 2026