Chamaeleo
| Chamaeleo Temporal range: Early Miocene- present, | |
|---|---|
| Chamaeleo calyptratus, veiled chameleon | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Subfamily: | Chamaeleoninae |
| Genus: | Chamaeleo Laurenti, 1768 |
| Type species | |
| Chamaeleo parisiensium Laurenti, 1768 | |
| Diversity | |
| 14 species | |
Chamaeleo is a genus of chameleons in the family Chamaeleonidae. Most species of the genus Chamaeleo are found in sub-Saharan Africa, but a few species are also present in northern Africa, southern Europe, and southern Asia east to India and Sri Lanka.