Jewelled chameleon

Jewelled chameleon

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Furcifer
Species:
F. campani
Binomial name
Furcifer campani
(Grandidier, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Chamæleo Campani
    Grandidier, 1872
  • Chameleo octotaeniatus
    Boettger, 1881
  • Furcifer campani
    Glaw & Vences, 1994

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.

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