Smooth chameleon explained

The smooth chameleon (Chamaeleo laevigatus) is a species of chameleon native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It is bluish-green and has small scales. Its body is very slender, and it is similar to Chamaeleo senegalensis.[1]

Distribution

Found mostly in the lowlands,[2] Chamaeleo laevigatus is widely distributed in the Central and East Africa. It has been recorded in Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Zambia, Ethiopia, and Cameroon. There is uncertainty whether the Cameroonian records represent this species or the morphologically similar Chamaeleo senegalensis, and the same may apply to the Central African Republic.

Habitat

It is an arboreal savanna species, sometimes observed in trees along watercourses.

Notes and References

  1. Notice on a new species of Chamaeleon sent from Khartoum by Mr. Consul Patherick . Gray, J.E. . Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London . 1863 . 1863 . 94–95 .
  2. Web site: Chamaeleo laevigatus . Chameleon Forums . 1 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202214/http://www.chameleonforums.com/species/showtaxa.php?taxa=117 . 23 September 2015 .