---
title: "Short-horned Chameleon"
description: "Calumma brevicorne — Reptiles. Calumma brevicorne, the short-horned chameleon, is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/short-horned-chameleon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Short-horned Chameleon

> Calumma brevicorne — Reptiles. Calumma brevicorne, the short-horned chameleon, is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Calumma brevicorne*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 652
- Wikidata: [Q1794440](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1794440)
- iNaturalist taxon: [32906](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/32906)

## Names

- en: Short-horned Chameleon
- de: Kurzhorn-Chamäleon
- nl: Korthoornkameleon

## Countries with the most observations

MG (504)

## Summary

Calumma brevicorne, the short-horned chameleon, is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar.

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

## Photo

![Short-horned Chameleon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/short-horned-chameleon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dag Endresen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3089476

## Machine access

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