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title: "Cape Dwarf Chameleon"
description: "Bradypodion pumilum — Répteis. The Cape dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum) is a chameleon native to the South African province of the Western Cape, where it is restricted to the region around Cape Town."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/cape-dwarf-chameleon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cape Dwarf Chameleon

> Bradypodion pumilum — Répteis. The Cape dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum) is a chameleon native to the South African province of the Western Cape, where it is restricted to the region around Cape Town.

- Scientific name: *Bradypodion pumilum*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 7713
- Wikidata: [Q1106956](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1106956)
- iNaturalist taxon: [32954](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/32954)

## Names

- en: Cape Dwarf Chameleon
- de: Buntes Zwergchamäleon
- es: Camaleón Enano de El Cabo
- fr: Caméléon nain du Cap
- nl: Dwergkameleon

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (7413)

## Summary

The Cape dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum) is a chameleon native to the South African province of the Western Cape, where it is restricted to the region around Cape Town.
As with most chameleons, its tongue is twice the length of its body and it can be shot out of its mouth using a special muscle in the jaw. This gives the chameleon the ability to catch insects some distance away.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55188567

## Machine access

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