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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Chamaeleonidae
Family recognized by Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2 1
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Chamaeleonidae
Species recognized by Protists in Singapore
Chamaeleonidae
Recognized by iNaturalist, South Atlantic Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Atlantic Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, Somalia Species List, South Africa Species List, Sudan Species List, Swaziland Species List, Turkey Species List, Uganda Species List, Yemen Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Palestine Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Portugal Species List, Republic of the Congo, Senegal Species List, Seychelles Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Rwanda Species List, Israel Species List, Jordan Species List, Kenya Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Mali Species List, Lebanon Species List, Liberia Species List, Libya Species List, Morocco Species List, Mozambique Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Benin Species List, Botswana Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cameroon Species List, Cyprus Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Comoros Species List, Algeria Species List, Angola Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Australia Species List, IUCN Structured Data, Guinea Species List, India Species List, Oman Species List, Namibia Species List, AnAge, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology DwCA, Wildfinder (WWF), Brazil Species List, Egypt Species List, NMNH Herpetology in DwC A, Dynamic Hierarchy Synonyms, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Furui 2020, Gabon Species List, and United States Species List

Alternative Names

? antisensis d'Orbigny, 1834
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? bisulcus Molina, 1782
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? seneliticus Ameghino, 1888
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? sulcatus Ameghino, 1882
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Apola Gray 1865
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Brookesia Frank Glaw, Jörn Köhler, Ted M. Townsend & Miguel Vences 2012
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Chamaeleontidae
Obsolete variant according to PBDB in DwCA
Chamaelonidae
Misspelling according to PBDB in DwCA
Crassonota Gray 1865
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cyneosaura Gray 1865
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Diceros Swainson 1839
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dicranosaura Gray 1865
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ensirostris Gray 1865
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Evoluticauda Angel 1942
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Leandria Angel 1933
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lophosaura Gray 1865
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Microsaura Gray 1865
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Phumanola Gray 1865
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pterosaurus Gray 1865
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sauroceras Gray 1865
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Triceras Fitzinger 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

chameleons preferred
chameleon
Recognized by PBDB in DwCA

Afrikaans

Verkleurmannetjie preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Akan

Abosomakoterɛ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Albanian

Kameleoni preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Amharic

እስስት preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Arabic

حرباء preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Armenian

Քամելեոն preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Azerbaijani

Buqələmunlar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Basque

Kameleoi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Belarusian

хамелеоны preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Bengali

বহুরূপী preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Bosnian

Kameleoni preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Breton

Kameleon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Bulgarian

хамелеонови preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Catalan; Valencian

Camaleons preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Chinese

變色龍 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Croatian

Kameleoni preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Czech

chameleonovití preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Danish

Kamæleon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Dutch; Flemish

kameleons preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Esperanto

Ĥameleono preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Estonian

Kameeleonlased preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Faroese

Kamelónir preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Finnish

Kameleontit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Galician

Camaleón preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Georgian

ქამელეონები preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

German

Chamäleons preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Χαμαιλέοντας preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Hausa

Hawainiya preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Hebrew

זיקיתיים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Hindi

गिरगिट preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Hungarian

Kaméleonfélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Icelandic

Kameljón preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ido

Kameleono preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Indonesian

Kameleon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ingush

Босхувцарг preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Irish

Caimileon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Japanese

カメレオン科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata

Kabyle

Tata preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Kannada

ಗೋಸುಂಬೆ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Kazakh

Хамелеон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Kinyarwanda

Uruwumvu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Хамелеондор preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Korean

카멜레온 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Kurdish

Margîse preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Latvian

Hameleoni preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Lingala

Longónya preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Lingua Franca Nova

Camaleon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Lithuanian

Chameleonai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch

Chamäleonen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Macedonian

Камелеон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Malay

Sumpah-sumpah preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Malayalam

ഓന്ത് preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Navajo; Navaho

Naʼashǫ́ʼii łahgo ánééhé preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Norwegian

kameleonar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata
kameleoner preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Oriya

ବହୁରୂପୀ ଏଣ୍ଡୁଅ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Persian

آفتاب‌پرست preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Polish

kameleonowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Portuguese

Camaleão preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Punjabi

ਗਿਰਗਿਟ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Cameleon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Russian

хамелеоны preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Scots

chameleon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Scottish Gaelic

Leòmhann-làir preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Serbian

камелеон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Shambala

Kameleoni preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Shona

Rwavhi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Slovak

Chameleónovité preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Somali

Jirjiroole preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Spanish; Castilian

Kameleoni preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Sundanese

Londok preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Swahili

Kinyonga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Swedish

Kameleonter preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Tagalog

Hunyango preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Tajik

Бӯқаламун preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Tamil

ஓந்தி preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Telugu

ఊసరవెల్లి preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Thai

วงศ์กิ้งก่าคาเมเลี่ยน preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Turkish

Bukalemun preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Uighur; Uyghur

خامېلېئون preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ukrainian

хамелеони preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Unspecified

बिसखोपड़ा preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Uzbek

Xameleonlar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Vietnamese

Họ Tắc kè hoa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Welsh

Madfall symudliw preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Wu

变色龙 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Bjn

Anguy preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Ckb

ڕۆژپەرست preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Hak

Pien-set-liùng preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Map Bms

Londok preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Mrj

Хамелеон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Nan

Kim-chîⁿ-ku preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Pnb

گرگٹ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Vls

Kameleong preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Vro

Kameeleon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Yue

變色龍 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata

Zh Cn

变色龙 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata
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Curated hierarchies for Chamaeleonidae