Trioceros hoehnelii, commonly known as von Höhnel's chameleon, the helmeted chameleon, and the high-casqued chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to eastern Africa.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Helmeted Chameleon being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Trioceros jacksonii
- Trioceros rudis
- Bradypodion transvaalense
- Bradypodion thamnobates
- Bradypodion ventrale
- Furcifer antimena
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Chamaeleonidae
- Genus
- Trioceros
- Species
- Trioceros hoehnelii
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