---
title: "Helmeted Chameleon"
description: "Trioceros hoehnelii — Reptiles. Trioceros hoehnelii, commonly known as von Höhnel's chameleon, the helmeted chameleon, and the high-casqued chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/helmeted-chameleon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Helmeted Chameleon

> Trioceros hoehnelii — Reptiles. Trioceros hoehnelii, commonly known as von Höhnel's chameleon, the helmeted chameleon, and the high-casqued chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae.

- Scientific name: *Trioceros hoehnelii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 559
- Wikidata: [Q26840044](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26840044)
- iNaturalist taxon: [32842](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/32842)

## Names

- en: Helmeted Chameleon
- de: Helmchamäleon
- es: Camaleón de Casco
- fr: Caméléon à casque élevé

## Countries with the most observations

KE (431), UG (68)

## Summary

Trioceros hoehnelii, commonly known as von Höhnel's chameleon, the helmeted chameleon, and the high-casqued chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to eastern Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trioceros_hoehnelii

## Photo

![Helmeted Chameleon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/helmeted-chameleon/medium.jpg)

Photo: kkacheltje · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/50343527

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/helmeted-chameleon?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).