Common chameleon

Common chameleon
	C. c. recticrista; Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Chamaeleonidae
Genus:	Chamaeleo
Species:	C. chamaeleon
Binomial name
	Chamaeleo chamaeleon; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	List Cameleo siculus Grohmann, 1832 ; Chamaeleo carinatus Merrem, 1820 ; Chamaeleo cinereus Strauch, 1862 ; Chamaeleo parisiensium Laurenti, 1768 ; Chamaeleo saharicus Müller, 1887 ; Chamaeleo vulgaris Turner, 1853 ; Chamaeleo (Chamaeleo) chamaeleon Necas, 1999 ; Chamaeleon auratus Gray, 1865 ; Chamaeleon chamaeleon saharicus Werner, 1911 ; Chamaeleon fasciatus Smith, 1866 ; Chamaeleon vulgaris Daudin, 1802 ; Chameleo vulgaris Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 ; Chameleon parisiensis Gray, 1845 ; Chameleon parisientium Bosca, 1880 ; Lacerta chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758 ;

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 Chamaleonidae with a range that naturally extends into Europe.

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