The Transvaal dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion transvaalense) is a chameleon native to South Africa, where it is found in forested areas of Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces. It is also known as the Wolkberg dwarf chameleon, after the Wolkberg range.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Transvaal Dwarf 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
- Bradypodion thamnobates
- Bradypodion ventrale
- Bradypodion damaranum
- Bradypodion dracomontanum
- Bradypodion melanocephalum
- Bradypodion setaroi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Chamaeleonidae
- Genus
- Bradypodion
- Species
- Bradypodion transvaalense
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