---
title: "Spiny Chameleon"
description: "Furcifer verrucosus — Rettili. Furcifer verrucosus, also known as the warty chameleon, spiny chameleon or crocodile chameleon, is a species of reptile endemic to Madagascar."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/spiny-chameleon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spiny Chameleon

> Furcifer verrucosus — Rettili. Furcifer verrucosus, also known as the warty chameleon, spiny chameleon or crocodile chameleon, is a species of reptile endemic to Madagascar.

- Scientific name: *Furcifer verrucosus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 592
- Wikidata: [Q613639](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q613639)
- iNaturalist taxon: [33002](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/33002)

## Names

- en: Spiny Chameleon
- de: Warzenchamäleon
- fr: Caméléon verruqueux
- nl: Wrattenkameleon

## Countries with the most observations

MG (495)

## Summary

Furcifer verrucosus, also known as the warty chameleon, spiny chameleon or crocodile chameleon, is a species of reptile endemic to Madagascar. It was first described by Georges Cuvier in 1829.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287004627

## Machine access

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