Common chameleon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common chameleon lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chamaeleo chamaeleon
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Diet (main food)	Orthoptera, beetle, Heteroptera
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Chamaeleonidae

Where does the common chameleon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common chameleon in 11 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. In Cyprus, Spain it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What does a common chameleon eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the common chameleon as: Orthoptera, beetle, Heteroptera.

Is the common chameleon endangered?

The common chameleon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common chameleon?

The common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Chamaeleonidae, genus Chamaeleo. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common chameleon

The common chameleon or Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common chameleon (revision 1371851335), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q577924 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).