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title: "Parson's Chameleon"
description: "Calumma parsonii — Rettili. Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii) is a species of chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae that is endemic to eastern and northern Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/parson-s-chameleon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Parson's Chameleon

> Calumma parsonii — Rettili. Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii) is a species of chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae that is endemic to eastern and northern Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Calumma parsonii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 1272
- Wikidata: [Q664973](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q664973)
- iNaturalist taxon: [32892](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/32892)

## Names

- en: Parson's Chameleon
- de: Parsons Chamäleon
- es: Camaleón de Parson
- fr: Caméléon de Parson
- nl: Parsons kameleon
- pl: Kameleon krępy

## Countries with the most observations

MG (975)

## Summary

Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii) is a species of chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae that is endemic to eastern and northern Madagascar. It is found from lowlands to an altitude of 1,195 m (3,920 ft) above sea level and mainly inhabits humid primary forest, but can also occur in disturbed habitats with trees. For a chameleon, it is very large, long-lived and slow-reproducing.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parson%27s_chameleon

## Photo

![Parson's Chameleon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/parson-s-chameleon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112183876

## Machine access

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