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Southern African Dwarf Chameleons
Bradypodion
Bradypodion (meaning "slow-footed" in Greek) is one of six genera of chameleons within the "true" or "typical" chameleons (Family Chamaeleonidae). They are native to southern Africa, and are sometimes collectively called South African dwarf chameleons. Some other small chameleons from eastern and central Africa are occasionally placed herein, but this is probably in error and not followed here. See also Systematics below and Kinyongia and Nadzikambia.
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 20 known species

Cape Dwarf Chameleon
speciesBradypodion pumilum

Knysna Dwarf Chameleon
speciesBradypodion damaranum

Midlands Dwarf Chameleon Complex
complexBradypodion melanocephalum

Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon
speciesBradypodion ventrale

Robertson Dwarf Chameleon
speciesBradypodion gutturale

Namaqua Dwarf Chameleon
speciesBradypodion occidentale

Transvaal Dwarf Chameleon
speciesBradypodion transvaalense

Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon
speciesBradypodion setaroi

Swartberg Dwarf Chameleon
speciesBradypodion atromontanum

Drakensberg Dwarf Chameleon
speciesBradypodion dracomontanum

Smith's Dwarf Chamaeleon
speciesBradypodion taeniabronchum

Dhlinza Dwarf Chameleon
speciesBradypodion caeruleogula

Beardless Dwarf Chameleon
speciesBradypodion barbatulum

Transkei Dwarf Chameleon
speciesBradypodion caffrum

Grootvadersbosch Dwarf Chameleon
speciesBradypodion venustum

Ngome Dwarf Chameleon
speciesBradypodion ngomeense

Baviaanskloof Mountains Dwarf Chameleon
speciesBradypodion baviaanense

Zululand Dwarf Chamaeleon
speciesBradypodion nemorale

Kentani Dwarf Chameleon
speciesBradypodion kentanicum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 32942.