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title: "Jackson's Chameleon"
description: "Trioceros jacksonii — Reptielen. Jackson's chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii), also known commonly as Jackson's horned chameleon, the three-horned chameleon, and the Kikuyu three-horned chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/jackson-s-chameleon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jackson's Chameleon

> Trioceros jacksonii — Reptielen. Jackson's chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii), also known commonly as Jackson's horned chameleon, the three-horned chameleon, and the Kikuyu three-horned chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae.

- Scientific name: *Trioceros jacksonii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `zoo` (Dierentuin en huisdieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 1781
- Wikidata: [Q18599624](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18599624)
- iNaturalist taxon: [32807](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/32807)

## Names

- en: Jackson's Chameleon
- de: Dreihornchamäleon
- es: Trioceros de Jackson
- fr: Caméléon de Jackson

## Countries with the most observations

US (1091), KE (457), TZ (5)

## Summary

Jackson's chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii), also known commonly as Jackson's horned chameleon, the three-horned chameleon, and the Kikuyu three-horned chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to East Africa, and introduced to Hawaii, Florida, and California. There are three recognized subspecies.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250391301

## Machine access

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