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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Chamaeleo africanus Laurenti 1768
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chamaeleo africanus
Chamaeleo africanus Laurenti 1768
Chamaeleo africanus Laurenti 1768
Corytophanes hernandesii Wiegmann 1831
Recognized by ReptileDB
Chamaeleo africanus
Recognized by Flickr BHL and Vidan et al 2017
Chamaeleo africanus Laurenti 1768
Recognized by NMNH Collection

Alternative Names

Chamaeleo aegyptius Bonnaterre 1789
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chamaeleo calcaratus Merrem 1820
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chamaeleo candidus Laurenti 1768
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chamaeleo mexicanus Laurenti 1768
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chamaeleon basilicus Sternfeld 1917
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chamaeleon basiliscus Cope 1868
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from The Reptile Database in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chamaeleo (Chamaeleo) africanus
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Chamaeleo (Chamaeleo) africanus Klaver & Böhme 1986
Chamaeleo chamaeleon chamaeleon Marx 1968
Synonym according to Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
Chamaeleo aegyptius Bonnaterre 1789
Chamaeleo africanus
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Chamaeleo africanus Flower 1933
Synonym according to Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
Chamaeleo africanus Laurenti 1768
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Chamaeleo calcaratus Merrem 1820
Chamaeleo candidus Laurenti 1768
Chamaeleo mexicanus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Chamaeleo mexicanus Laurenti 1768
Chamaeleon basilicus Sternfeld 1917
Chamaeleon basiliscus
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Chamaeleon basiliscus Cope 1868
Chamaeleon vulgaris Gray 1845
Synonym according to Bibliotheca Alexandrina LifeDesk
Chamaeleopsis mexicanus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Chamaleopsis hernandezi
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Corythophanes chamaeleopsis
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Corytophanes chamaeleopsis Duméril & Bibron 1837
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Corytophanes hernandesi
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Corytophanes hernandesii
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Corytophanes hernandezii
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Corytophanes mexicanus
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Corytophanes mexicanus Bocourt 1874
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Chamaeleo aegiptius
Synonym according to CITES
Chamaeleo aegyptius Bonnaterre 1789
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Chamaeleo aegyptius Bonnaterre 1789
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Chamaeleo basiliscus
Synonym according to CITES
Chamaeleo calcaratus
Synonym according to CITES
Chamaeleo calcaratus Merrem 1820
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Chamaeleo calcaratus Merrem 1820
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Chamaeleo candidus
Synonym according to CITES
Chamaeleo candidus Laurenti 1768
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Chamaeleo candidus Laurenti 1768
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Chamaeleo mexicanus
Synonym according to CITES
Chamaeleo mexicanus Laurenti 1768
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Chamaeleo mexicanus Laurenti 1768
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Chamaeleon basilicus Sternfeld 1917
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Chamaeleon basiliscus Cope 1868
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Chamaeleon basiliscus Cope 1868
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Chamaeleopsis Hernandesii Deppe 1830
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Chamaeleopsis Hernandesii Wiegmann ex Gray
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Corytophanes Hernandezii
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Corytophanes subgen. Chamaeleopsis Hernandesii
Synonym according to ReptileDB

Common Names

English

African Chamaeleon
African Chameleon preferred
Afrikanisches Chamäleon
Recognized by ReptileDB
Hernandez’s Helmeted Basilisk
Recognized by ReptileDB
Sahel chameleon
Recognized by Arkive and Wikidata Common Names
Sahel Chameleon
Recognized by CITES
Basilisk Chameleon
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

حرباء افريقية preferred
حرباء خضراء كبيرة

Dutch; Flemish

Basiliskkameleon preferred
Recognized by CITES

French

Caméléon africain preferred
Recognized by CITES

German

Basilisken-Chamäleon
Recognized by ReptileDB
Basiliskenchamäleon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Αφρικανικός χαμαιλέοντας preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

זיקית סאהלית preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

afrikai kaméleon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ naʼashǫ́ʼii łahgo aníʼdoolníiłii preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

آفتاب‌پرست آفریقایی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Turipache de Montaña preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB
Camaleón africano
Recognized by CITES

Swedish

afrikansk kameleont preferred
Recognized by CITES

Arz

حرباء افريقيه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Ca

African chameleon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

African chameleon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Chamaeleo africanus Laurenti 1768

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Chamaeleonidae
92 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia