Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Calumma glawi (Calumma glawi), recorded as Endangered
Calumma glawi (Calumma glawi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Calumma glawi

Calumma glawi

Calumma glawi is a chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae, recorded as Endangered and tied to Madagascar.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Calumma glawi
Recorded from
Madagascar
Taxonomy
Squamata · Chamaeleonidae · Calumma

The chameleon

Chameleons hunt by sight and a projectile tongue. Body size in this family runs from leaf-cryptic dwarfs to larger canopy animals.

Range and habitat

C. Glawi usually lives in forest, at altitudes of 1,030–1,200 m (3,380–3,940 ft). The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

A chameleon rocks, aims, and shoots the tongue. Many dwarf species live in low vegetation or leaf litter, not only in high canopy.

In crisis

Calumma glawi is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Calumma glawi — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q2934429. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Calumma andringitraensis (Calumma andringitraense), recorded as EndangeredEN

Calumma andringitraensis

Calumma andringitraense
Photograph of Forked Chameleon (Calumma furcifer), recorded as EndangeredEN

Forked Chameleon

Calumma furcifer
Photograph of Calumma gallus (Calumma gallus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Calumma gallus

Calumma gallus
Photograph of Calumma tarzan (Calumma tarzan), recorded as EndangeredEN

Calumma tarzan

Calumma tarzan

Quick answers

What is Calumma glawi?
Calumma glawi is a chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae.
What is the conservation status of Calumma glawi?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Calumma glawi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Calumma glawi live?
C. Glawi usually lives in forest, at altitudes of 1,030–1,200 m (3,380–3,940 ft).
Why is Calumma glawi in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Calumma glawi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Calumma glawi a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.