| Arabian chameleon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Chamaeleo |
| Species: | C. arabicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chamaeleo arabicus Matschie, 1893 | |
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| Arabian chameleon's distribution | |
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