Chamaeleo necasi

Chamaeleo necasi
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Chamaeleonidae
Genus:	Chamaeleo
Species:	C. necasi
Binomial name
	Chamaeleo necasi; Ullenbruch, P. Krause & Böhme, 2007

Last updated January 14, 2026

Chamaeleo necasi, also known commmonly as Necas's chameleon or Necas' chameleon, is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to West Africa.^[1]^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, necasi, is in honor of Czech herpetologist Petr Nečas.^[3]^: 188

Geographic distribution

Chamaeleo necasi is found in Benin and Togo.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Chamaeleo necasi is forest, at elevations up to 500 m (1,600 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

Chamaeleo necasi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Chirio, L.; Luiselli, L.; Wagner, P.; Wilms, T.; Trape, J. (2013). "Chamaeleo necasi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T172543A1344832. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172543A1344832.en . Retrieved 31 May 2021.
1 2 3 Chamaeleo necasi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 May 2021.
↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Trape, J.-F.; Trape, S.; Chirio, L. (2012). Lézards, crocodiles et tortues d'Afrique occidentale et du Sahara. Paris: IRD Orstom. ISBN 978-2709917261. 503 pp.
Ullenbruch, K.; Krause, P.; Böhme, W. (2007). "A new species of the Chamaeleo dilepis group (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae) from West Africa". Tropical Zoology. 20 (1): 1–17. (Chamaeleo necasi, new species).

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[IUCN-1] 1 2 3 4 Chirio, L.; Luiselli, L.; Wagner, P.; Wilms, T.; Trape, J. (2013). "Chamaeleo necasi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T172543A1344832. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172543A1344832.en . Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[rdb-2] 1 2 3 Chamaeleo necasi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 May 2021.

[3] Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

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