---
title: "Blaubeinchamäleon"
description: "Calumma crypticum — Reptilien. Calumma crypticum, commonly known as the cryptic chameleon or blue-legged chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in eastern Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/cryptic-chameleon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blaubeinchamäleon

> Calumma crypticum — Reptilien. Calumma crypticum, commonly known as the cryptic chameleon or blue-legged chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in eastern Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Calumma crypticum*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `jungle` (Dschungel)
- iNaturalist observations: 728
- Wikidata: [Q2934422](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2934422)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68446](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68446)

## Names

- en: Cryptic Chameleon
- de: Blaubeinchamäleon

## Countries with the most observations

MG (621)

## Summary

Calumma crypticum, commonly known as the cryptic chameleon or blue-legged chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in eastern Madagascar.

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

## Photo

![Blaubeinchamäleon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cryptic-chameleon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161950244

## Machine access

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