Graceful Chameleon
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Graceful Chameleon

Chamaeleo gracilis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park
9 Verified records at Tsavo East National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The graceful chameleon (Chamaeleo gracilis) is a species of chameleon native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is commonly around a foot (30.5 cm) long. Because of its abundance, it is heavily exploited by the pet trade. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Graceful Chameleon sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

Flap-necked Chameleon
LC

Flap-necked Chameleon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Chamaeleo dilepis

10–20% · With luck
Böhme’s Two-horned Chamaeleon

Böhme’s Two-horned Chamaeleon

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Kinyongia boehmei

10–20% · With luck
Kenya leaf chameleon
LC

Kenya leaf chameleon

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Rieppeleon kerstenii

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Graceful Chameleon in Tsavo East National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Graceful Chameleon sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Graceful Chameleon in Tsavo East National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Graceful Chameleon in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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