Common chameleon

Chamaeleo chamaeleon · Chamaeleonidae

The common chameleon or Mediterranean chameleon is a species of chameleon native to the Mediterranean Basin and parts surrounding the Red Sea. It is the only extant species of Chamaeleonidae with a range that naturally extends into Europe.

Where the Common chameleon lives

Recorded in Spain, Israel, Portugal, Malta, Morocco, Cyprus and Turkey (Europe, Asia and Africa).

Most records fall in Cádiz, Alicante, HaMerkaz, Faro, Almería and Málaga.

See the Common chameleon’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 7,888 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.