Panther chameleon

Panther chameleon
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Furcifer
Species:
F. pardalis
Binomial name
Furcifer pardalis
(Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Chamaeleo pardalis Cuvier 1829
  • Chamaeleo ater Lesson 1832
  • Cyneosaura pardalis Gray 1865
  • Chamaeleo guentheri Boulenger 1888
  • Chamaeleon longicauda Günther 1891
  • Chamaeleon axillaris Werner 1899
  • Chamaeleon krempfi Chabanaud 1923
  • Chamaeleo niger Duméril & Bibron 1836
  • Chamaeleon pardalis Werner 1911
  • Chamaeleon guentheri Werner 1911

The panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) is a species of chameleon found in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar in a tropical forest biome. Additionally, it has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius, as well as the state of Florida within the United States.