Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Rosette-Nosed Chameleon (Rhampholeon spinosus), recorded as Endangered
Rosette-Nosed Chameleon (Rhampholeon spinosus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Rosette-Nosed Chameleon

Rhampholeon spinosus

Rosette-Nosed Chameleon is a pygmy chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae — Rhampholeon spinosus, recorded as Endangered and tied to Tanzania.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Rhampholeon spinosus
Recorded from
Tanzania
Taxonomy
Squamata · Chamaeleonidae · Rhampholeon

Appearance

This endangered species is predominantly ash-grey in colouration, with a distinctive rosette-like nasal appendage.

Range and habitat

The rosette-nosed chameleon is a small species of chameleon found in virgin forest and woodland of both the eastern and western Usambara Mountains in Tanzania.

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

Rosette-Nosed Chameleon 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 Rosette-Nosed Chameleon — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3013508. 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 Rhampholeon acuminatus (Rhampholeon acuminatus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Rhampholeon acuminatus

Rhampholeon acuminatus
Photograph of Mount Mulanje Pygmy Chameleon (Rhampholeon platyceps), recorded as EndangeredEN

Mount Mulanje Pygmy Chameleon

Rhampholeon platyceps
Photograph of Usambara Stumptail Chameleon (Rhampholeon temporalis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Usambara Stumptail Chameleon

Rhampholeon temporalis
Photograph of Mount Namuli Pygmy Chameleon (Rhampholeon tilburyi), recorded as EndangeredEN

Mount Namuli Pygmy Chameleon

Rhampholeon tilburyi

Quick answers

What is Rosette-Nosed Chameleon?
Rosette-Nosed Chameleon is a pygmy chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae — Rhampholeon spinosus.
What is the conservation status of Rosette-Nosed Chameleon?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Rhampholeon spinosus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Rosette-Nosed Chameleon live?
The rosette-nosed chameleon is a small species of chameleon found in virgin forest and woodland of both the eastern and western Usambara Mountains in Tanzania.
Why is Rosette-Nosed Chameleon in crisis?
This endangered species is predominantly ash-grey in colouration, with a distinctive rosette-like nasal appendage.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Rhampholeon spinosus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Rosette-Nosed Chameleon a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.