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title: "Panther Chameleon"
description: "Furcifer pardalis — Reptiles. The panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) is a species of chameleon found in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar in a tropical forest biome."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/panther-chameleon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Panther Chameleon

> Furcifer pardalis — Reptiles. The panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) is a species of chameleon found in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar in a tropical forest biome.

- Scientific name: *Furcifer pardalis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `zoo` (Zoo & pets), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 2737
- Wikidata: [Q838578](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q838578)
- iNaturalist taxon: [33004](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/33004)

## Names

- en: Panther Chameleon
- de: Pantherchamäleon
- es: Camaleón pantera
- fr: Caméléon panthère
- nl: Panterkameleon
- pt: Camaleão-pantera
- pl: Kameleon lamparci

## Countries with the most observations

MG (1223), RE (499), MU (42)

## Summary

The panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) is a species of chameleon found in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar in a tropical forest biome. Additionally, it has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius, as well as the state of Florida within the United States.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Daniel Estabrooks · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/97532015

## Machine access

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