The black-headed dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion melanocephalum) is a lizard of the family Chamaeleonidae endemic to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is also known as the KwaZulu dwarf chamaeleon and Durban dwarf chameleon.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Black-headed 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 setaroi
- Bradypodion transvaalense
- Bradypodion dracomontanum
- Bradypodion ventrale
- Bradypodion damaranum
- Trioceros ellioti
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Chamaeleonidae
- Genus
- Bradypodion
- Species
- Bradypodion melanocephalum
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