Jackson's Chameleon facts: the three horned chameleon | Animal Fact Files

The Jackson's chameleon could be called a tree triceratops. Well, the males could anyway. Male Jackson's chameleons sport three large horns on their heads giving them a similar appearance to the now extinct triceratops. Females usually have teeny horn-like structures or nothing at all, so these animals are highly sexually dimorphic. Jackson's chameleons are typically green in color and may sport bright stripes of yellow. The males will use their horns to try and push each other off of branches; and, considering they may be more than 32.8 feet (10m) off the ground, a fall from this height can cause some serious damage. Thankfully, Jackson's chameleons have their grippy toes and prehensile tails to help them hang on!

Scientific Name: Trioceros jacksonii
Range: Africa (introduce to Hawaii and California as well as Florida but not established there)
Size: 10-15 inches (25.4-38cm)
Diet: invertebrates like spiders, worms, and insects
Lifespan: up to ten years though males likely live longer

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Image and Video Credits:
Ethan Crawford - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb-WqMipaHE
David Phillips - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD6nLyuXOfw
Kahunapule Michael Johnson - https://www.flickr.com/photos/kahunapulej/43877918791; https://www.flickr.com/photos/kahunapulej/49076318466
Rod Waddington - https://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_waddington/33099422295; https://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_waddington/15394310871
Catlin Childs - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nerdcoregirl/3471234327; https://www.flickr.com/photos/nerdcoregirl/3169450913; https://www.flickr.com/photos/nerdcoregirl/3170289124; https://www.flickr.com/photos/nerdcoregirl/3170297318
hape662 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/8259447@N06/25331698667
Scot Nelson - https://www.flickr.com/photos/scotnelson/28330652720; https://www.flickr.com/photos/scotnelson/28330651990
Jeff - https://www.flickr.com/photos/37276114@N02/5768161967
Maui Hunter - https://vimeo.com/190350698
Florence Ivy - https://vimeo.com/55190720; https://vimeo.com/54996893
INNORECORDS - https://freesound.org/people/INNORECORDS/sounds/457447
Research Credits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0BVXqEDWOA
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Field_Guide_to_East_African_Reptiles/UHBUDwAAQBAJ
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Nature_Guide_Snakes_and_Other_Reptiles_a/WcX-AwAAQBAJ
http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Trioceros&species=jacksonii
https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/120726
https://www.chameleons.info/en/trioceros-jacksonii
https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/jacksons-chameleon
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Chamaeleo_jacksonii
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Lizards/kYEqWKFuspkC
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Naturalized_Reptiles_and_Amphibians_of_t/igNPuKzHfG0C

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