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title: "Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon"
description: "Bradypodion ventrale — Reptiles. Bradypodion ventrale, the southern dwarf chameleon, occurs in the Eastern Cape, South Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/eastern-cape-dwarf-chameleon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon

> Bradypodion ventrale — Reptiles. Bradypodion ventrale, the southern dwarf chameleon, occurs in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

- Scientific name: *Bradypodion ventrale*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `urban` (Ciudades y jardines)
- iNaturalist observations: 609
- Wikidata: [Q2923527](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2923527)
- iNaturalist taxon: [32944](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/32944)

## Names

- en: Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon
- de: Wüstenzwergchamäleon

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (588)

## Summary

Bradypodion ventrale, the southern dwarf chameleon, occurs in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is also known as the eastern Cape dwarf chameleon. It is a relatively large species of dwarf chameleon, reaching lengths of 14 cm (5.5 in). It has a very prominent casque on the back of its head and a long, beard-like throat crest. It lives in dense thickets and shrub, and is usually very difficult to spot because of its colouring. It adapts very well to living in suburban gardens, but domestic cats – being introduced predators – will usually kill all chameleons in the immediate area. Consequently, one should not bring…

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

## Photo

![Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-cape-dwarf-chameleon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95884807

## Machine access

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