Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii) is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to eastern and northern Madagascar. It is found from lowlands to an altitude of 1,195 m (3,920 ft) above sea level and mainly inhabits humid primary forest, but can also occur in disturbed habitats with trees. For a chameleon, it is very large, long-lived, and slow-reproducing.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Parson's 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
- Calumma oshaughnessyi
- Furcifer balteatus
- Calumma ambreense
- Furcifer pardalis
- Trioceros deremensis
- Trioceros johnstoni
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Chamaeleonidae
- Genus
- Calumma
- Species
- Calumma parsonii
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