Chamaeleo calyptratus
Veiled Chameleon
As recorded: Chamaeleo calyptratus Duméril & Duméril, 1851
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Chamaeleonidae
- Collected by
- RSS, Maui Invasive Species Comm.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Makawao, (210 Mokuahi Street)
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- United States
- Identified by
- F P Duvall, II
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Chamaeleo calyptratus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 321 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Edmundson Ave, Saint Petersburg, FL, US
(c) Jaye, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Florida, US
(c) Elijah Short, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Florida, US
(c) Elijah Short, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
405 20th Ave NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33704, USA
(c) Ryan Lavoie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
S Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL, US
(c) kyleefahey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Bartow Executive Airport, Bartow, FL, US
(c) jmosley_bugroom2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chamaeleo calyptratus. BPBM 23530. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92819786. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/23530.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92819786 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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