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title: "Lappenkameleon"
description: "Chamaeleo dilepis — Reptielen. The flap-necked chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) is a species of arboreal chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/flap-necked-chameleon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lappenkameleon

> Chamaeleo dilepis — Reptielen. The flap-necked chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) is a species of arboreal chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae.

- Scientific name: *Chamaeleo dilepis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 7610
- Wikidata: [Q1805816](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1805816)
- iNaturalist taxon: [32854](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/32854)

## Names

- en: Flap-necked Chameleon
- de: Lappenchamäleon
- es: Camaleón Orejero
- fr: Caméléon bilobé
- nl: Lappenkameleon
- pt: Camaleão-de-pescoço-achatado
- pl: Kameleon uszaty

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (3066), KE (2072), TZ (681), ZM (290), MW (275), ZW (262), MZ (209), NA (165), BW (146), AO (26), GA (15), CD (13)

## Summary

The flap-necked chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) is a species of arboreal chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to sub-Saharan Africa. There are eight recognized subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies.

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

## Photo

![Lappenkameleon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/flap-necked-chameleon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jonathan Whitaker · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58331900

## Machine access

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