common chameleon, Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) English: Chamaeleo chamaeleon of Samos
Deutsch: Chamaeleo chamaeleon von Samos
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Author Benny Trapp https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Benny_Trapp
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The common chameleon or Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon), together with the African chameleon, Chamaeleo africanus, is one of only two extant species of Chamaleonidae with a range that extends into Europe. The common chameleon like others of its family enjoys an arboreal habitat, scrambling about in trees and bushes with feet that have four toes, two on each side for grasping branches. It also uses its prehensile tail to maintain balance and stability.
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Chamaeleo
Species: Chamaeleo chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms:
Chamaeleo parisiensium Laurenti 1768
Chamaeleon vulgaris - Daudin 1802
Cameleo siculus Grohmann 1832
Chamaeleo Vulgaris — Duméril & Bibron 1836: 204
Chamaeleo cinereus Strauch 1862 (Boettger 1874 fide Schleich et al.)
Chamaeleon auratus Gray 1865 (syn. Ch. chamaeleon orientalis)
Chamaeleon fasciatus Smith 1866
Chamaeleo saharicus Müller 1887
Chameleon parisientium - Bosca 1880 (err. pro Chamaeleo parisiensium Laurenti 1768)
Chamaeleo carinatus - Merrem 1820 (n. subst. pro Ch. parisiensium Laurenti 1768)
Chamaeleon chamaeleon saharicus — Werner 1911: 10
