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Rarest Species of Chameleon — All 231 Answers Ranked by Rarity

231 chameleon species are accepted answers for “Name a species of chameleon”. Brookesia ambreensis is the rarest species of chameleon in this ranking, with 103 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Rhampholeon sabini is the second-rarest with 152 monthly Wikipedia views, 1.48× the figure for Brookesia ambreensis. Jackson's chameleon is the most common species of chameleon in this ranking, with 56,975 monthly Wikipedia views, 553.2× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 231 answers: 399,273. Brookesia ambreensis is under 0.1% of that total. 47 answers are Epic or Legendary: Brookesia ambreensis (Legendary), Rhampholeon sabini (Legendary), Antakarana leaf chameleon (Legendary), and 44 more.

Quick answer

Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).

Ranked answers

231 answers to “Name a species of chameleon”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this prompt.
Rank Answer Tier Rarity Monthly Wikipedia views
1 Brookesia ambreensis on Wikipedia Legendary 1.000 103
2 Rhampholeon sabini on Wikipedia Legendary 0.996 152
3 Antakarana leaf chameleon on Wikipedia Legendary 0.991 161
4 Rhampholeon nebulauctor on Wikipedia Legendary 0.987 179
5 Karoo dwarf chameleon on Wikipedia Legendary 0.983 181
6 Bradypodion caeruleogula on Wikipedia Legendary 0.978 187
7 Bradypodion venustum on Wikipedia Legendary 0.974 189
8 Trioceros narraioca on Wikipedia Legendary 0.970 191
9 Rhampholeon waynelotteri on Wikipedia Legendary 0.965 194
10 Bradypodion baviaanense on Wikipedia Legendary 0.961 199
11 Calumma lefona on Wikipedia Legendary 0.957 205
12 Kinyongia gyrolepis on Wikipedia Legendary 0.950 217
13 Rhampholeon princeeai on Wikipedia Legendary 0.950 217
14 Trioceros nyirit on Wikipedia Legendary 0.941 218
15 Vences's chameleon on Wikipedia Legendary 0.941 218
16 Rhampholeon gorongosae on Wikipedia Legendary 0.935 220
17 Trioceros incornutus on Wikipedia Legendary 0.930 221
18 Calumma radamanus on Wikipedia Epic 0.924 223
19 Mount Kenya sentinel chameleon on Wikipedia Epic 0.924 223
20 Kinyongia itombwensis on Wikipedia Epic 0.915 224
21 Rhampholeon rubeho on Wikipedia Epic 0.915 224
22 Rhampholeon nchisiensis on Wikipedia Epic 0.907 226
23 Trioceros kinangopensis on Wikipedia Epic 0.907 226
24 Calumma juliae on Wikipedia Epic 0.898 228
25 Trioceros perreti on Wikipedia Epic 0.898 228
26 Rhampholeon viridis on Wikipedia Epic 0.891 230
27 Calumma gehringi on Wikipedia Epic 0.883 232
28 Mayotte chameleon on Wikipedia Epic 0.883 232
29 Rhampholeon nicolai on Wikipedia Epic 0.883 232
30 Magombera chameleon on Wikipedia Epic 0.874 233
31 Brookesia tedi on Wikipedia Epic 0.870 239
32 Rhampholeon tilburyi on Wikipedia Epic 0.865 240
33 Naturelle leaf chameleon on Wikipedia Epic 0.861 241
34 Kinyongia uluguruensis on Wikipedia Epic 0.854 243
35 Trioceros marsabitensis on Wikipedia Epic 0.854 243
36 Sharp-nosed chameleon on Wikipedia Epic 0.846 249
37 Trioceros serratus on Wikipedia Epic 0.846 249
38 Trioceros ntunte on Wikipedia Epic 0.839 250
39 Calumma tjiasmantoi on Wikipedia Epic 0.835 256
40 Rhampholeon hattinghi on Wikipedia Epic 0.830 259
41 Calumma peyrierasi on Wikipedia Epic 0.826 260
42 Calumma emelinae on Wikipedia Epic 0.822 262
43 Calumma ratnasariae on Wikipedia Epic 0.815 263
44 Trioceros ituriensis on Wikipedia Epic 0.815 263
45 Trioceros hanangensis on Wikipedia Epic 0.809 264
46 Calumma vatosoa on Wikipedia Epic 0.804 265
47 Trioceros tempeli on Wikipedia Epic 0.800 267
48 Rhampholeon uluguruensis on Wikipedia Rare 0.796 270
49 Calumma peltierorum on Wikipedia Rare 0.791 271
50 Calumma uetzi on Wikipedia Rare 0.785 274
51 Trioceros sternfeldi on Wikipedia Rare 0.785 274
52 Kentani dwarf chameleon on Wikipedia Rare 0.778 275
53 Bradypodion barbatulum on Wikipedia Rare 0.774 276
54 Toothed leaf chameleon on Wikipedia Rare 0.770 281
55 Calumma marojezense on Wikipedia Rare 0.765 282
56 Ngome dwarf chameleon on Wikipedia Rare 0.759 283
57 Rhampholeon bruessoworum on Wikipedia Rare 0.759 283
58 Rhampholeon colemani on Wikipedia Rare 0.752 287
59 Calumma tsycorne on Wikipedia Rare 0.746 291
60 Calumma vohibola on Wikipedia Rare 0.746 291
61 Trioceros wiedersheimi on Wikipedia Rare 0.739 297
62 Calumma jejy on Wikipedia Rare 0.735 300
63 Calumma guillaumeti on Wikipedia Rare 0.728 304
64 Calumma tsaratananense on Wikipedia Rare 0.728 304
65 Kinyongia asheorum on Wikipedia Rare 0.722 306
66 Calumma hilleniusi on Wikipedia Rare 0.715 307
67 Kinyongia mulyai on Wikipedia Rare 0.715 307
68 Kinyongia uthmoelleri on Wikipedia Rare 0.709 309
69 Rhampholeon platyceps on Wikipedia Rare 0.704 314
70 Kinyongia msuyae on Wikipedia Rare 0.698 315
71 Rugege Highlands forest chameleon on Wikipedia Rare 0.698 315
72 Trioceros kinetensis on Wikipedia Rare 0.691 316
73 Brookesia ramanantsoai on Wikipedia Rare 0.687 317
74 Trioceros goetzei on Wikipedia Rare 0.683 323
75 Rosette-nosed chameleon on Wikipedia Rare 0.678 325
76 Furcifer monoceras on Wikipedia Rare 0.674 327
77 Brookesia lineata on Wikipedia Rare 0.670 333
78 Calumma guibei on Wikipedia Rare 0.665 340
79 Iaraka River leaf chameleon on Wikipedia Rare 0.661 343
80 Spiny-flanked chameleon on Wikipedia Rare 0.657 349
81 Kinyongia tenuis on Wikipedia Rare 0.652 353
82 Brookesia exarmata on Wikipedia Rare 0.648 354
83 Kinyongia vanheygeni on Wikipedia Rare 0.643 355
84 Trioceros schubotzi on Wikipedia Rare 0.639 363
85 Calumma glawi on Wikipedia Rare 0.635 366
86 Trioceros schoutedeni on Wikipedia Rare 0.630 367
87 Trioceros pfefferi on Wikipedia Rare 0.626 371
88 Chamaeleo calcaricarens on Wikipedia Rare 0.622 374
89 Hooded chameleon on Wikipedia Rare 0.615 376
90 Trioceros camerunensis on Wikipedia Rare 0.615 376
91 Brookesia valerieae on Wikipedia Rare 0.609 378
92 Rieppeleon brachyurus on Wikipedia Rare 0.602 379
93 Trioceros conirostratus on Wikipedia Rare 0.602 379
94 Furcifer cephalolepis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.596 382
95 Trioceros fuelleborni on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.591 384
96 Furcifer tuzetae on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.587 385
97 Brookesia brunoi on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.583 389
98 Zululand dwarf chameleon on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.578 390
99 Brookesia lambertoni on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.574 396
100 Drakensberg dwarf chameleon on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.570 397
101 Brookesia griveaudi on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.565 398
102 Namaqua dwarf chameleon on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.559 400
103 Swartberg dwarf chameleon on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.559 400
104 Chamaeleo necasi on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.552 402
105 Calumma roaloko on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.548 405
106 Brookesia bekolosy on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.541 408
107 Trioceros chapini on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.541 408
108 Smooth chameleon on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.535 417
109 Trioceros feae on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.530 419
110 Calumma capuroni on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.526 425
111 Transvaal dwarf chameleon on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.522 430
112 Brookesia confidens on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.515 431
113 Mount Mabu chameleon on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.515 431
114 Mount d'Ambre leaf chameleon on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.509 434
115 Bradypodion ventrale on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.504 437
116 Calumma andringitraense on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.498 445
117 Furcifer major on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.498 445
118 Calumma ambreense on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.491 455
119 Brookesia betschi on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.487 456
120 Calumma linotum on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.480 462
121 Furcifer nicosiai on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.480 462
122 Mlanje Mountain chameleon on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.474 468
123 Side-striped chameleon on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.470 470
124 Trioceros balebicornutus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.465 473
125 Brookesia peyrierasi on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.461 478
126 Kinyongia adolfifriderici on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.457 489
127 Rhampholeon maspictus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.452 490
128 Brookesia ebenaui on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.448 511
129 Calumma boettgeri on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.441 517
130 Globe-horned chameleon on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.441 517
131 Chamaeleo anchietae on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.435 522
132 Kinyongia tolleyae on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.430 525
133 Transkei dwarf chameleon on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.426 528
134 Furcifer timoni on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.422 532
135 Rhampholeon boulengeri on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.417 536
136 Perinet chameleon on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.413 539
137 Calumma malthe on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.409 544
138 Kinyongia vosseleri on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.404 547
139 Canopy chameleon on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.400 549
140 Black-headed dwarf chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.396 551
141 Brookesia bonsi on Wikipedia Familiar 0.391 555
142 Trioceros affinis on Wikipedia Familiar 0.387 565
143 Two-banded chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.383 577
144 Calumma furcifer on Wikipedia Familiar 0.376 578
145 Rhampholeon acuminatus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.376 578
146 Rhampholeon moyeri on Wikipedia Familiar 0.370 593
147 Antimena chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.365 601
148 Trioceros werneri on Wikipedia Familiar 0.361 606
149 Calumma amber on Wikipedia Familiar 0.357 608
150 Lesser chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.352 610
151 Palleon lolontany on Wikipedia Familiar 0.348 614
152 Brookesia brygooi on Wikipedia Familiar 0.343 619
153 Robertson dwarf chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.339 622
154 Brookesia therezieni on Wikipedia Familiar 0.335 635
155 Rieppeleon kerstenii on Wikipedia Familiar 0.330 637
156 Setaro's dwarf chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.326 643
157 Rhampholeon beraduccii on Wikipedia Familiar 0.322 659
158 Brookesia thieli on Wikipedia Familiar 0.317 676
159 Petter's chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.313 680
160 Coarse chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.309 686
161 Cameroon sailfin chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.304 687
162 Calumma gallus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.300 691
163 Arabian chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.296 692
164 Brookesia decaryi on Wikipedia Familiar 0.291 697
165 Bizarre-nosed chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.287 731
166 Kinyongia matschiei on Wikipedia Familiar 0.283 739
167 Trioceros wolfgangboehmei on Wikipedia Familiar 0.278 746
168 Furcifer bifidus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.274 749
169 Calumma crypticum on Wikipedia Familiar 0.270 775
170 Brookesia desperata on Wikipedia Familiar 0.265 776
171 O'Shaughnessy's chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.261 777
172 Trioceros harennae on Wikipedia Familiar 0.257 849
173 Palleon nasus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.252 874
174 Angel's chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.248 893
175 Owen's chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.243 909
176 West Usambara two-horned chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.239 913
177 Graceful chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.235 920
178 Brookesia stumpffi on Wikipedia Familiar 0.230 925
179 Four-horned chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.226 949
180 Rhinoceros chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.222 970
181 Trioceros ellioti on Wikipedia Familiar 0.217 977
182 Antsingy leaf chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.213 1,014
183 Kinyongia boehmei on Wikipedia Familiar 0.209 1,051
184 Natal Midlands dwarf chameleon on Wikipedia Familiar 0.204 1,053
185 Calumma brevicorne on Wikipedia Common 0.200 1,062
186 Belalanda chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.196 1,076
187 Strange-horned chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.191 1,104
188 Trioceros deremensis on Wikipedia Common 0.187 1,133
189 Fischer's chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.183 1,146
190 Brookesia nofy on Wikipedia Common 0.178 1,148
191 Rhampholeon chapmanorum on Wikipedia Common 0.174 1,153
192 Jewelled chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.170 1,190
193 Knysna dwarf chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.165 1,191
194 Kinyongia tavetana on Wikipedia Common 0.161 1,195
195 Brown leaf chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.157 1,270
196 Furcifer viridis on Wikipedia Common 0.152 1,383
197 Rhampholeon temporalis on Wikipedia Common 0.148 1,395
198 Furcifer verrucosus on Wikipedia Common 0.143 1,415
199 Chamaeleo monachus on Wikipedia Common 0.139 1,422
200 Calumma nasutum on Wikipedia Common 0.135 1,546
201 Calumma tarzan on Wikipedia Common 0.130 1,593
202 Tiger chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.126 1,675
203 Voeltzkow's chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.122 1,687
204 Smith's dwarf chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.117 1,821
205 Kinyongia carpenteri on Wikipedia Common 0.113 1,977
206 Rieppeleon brevicaudatus on Wikipedia Common 0.109 2,073
207 Spectral pygmy chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.104 2,076
208 Trioceros johnstoni on Wikipedia Common 0.100 2,155
209 Trioceros hoehnelii on Wikipedia Common 0.096 2,202
210 Senegal chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.091 2,611
211 Crested chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.087 2,787
212 African chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.083 2,917
213 Brookesia minima on Wikipedia Common 0.078 3,166
214 Carpet chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.074 3,322
215 Calumma fallax on Wikipedia Common 0.070 3,874
216 Meller's chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.065 4,211
217 Cape dwarf chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.061 4,233
218 Flap-necked chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.057 4,478
219 Marshall's pygmy chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.052 4,715
220 Namaqua chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.048 6,202
221 Malagasy giant chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.043 6,227
222 Brookesia tristis on Wikipedia Common 0.039 6,532
223 Brookesia micra on Wikipedia Common 0.035 9,678
224 Parson's chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.030 11,189
225 Labord's chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.026 11,981
226 Common chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.022 15,332
227 Brookesia nana on Wikipedia Common 0.017 18,152
228 Indian chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.013 26,367
229 Panther chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.009 36,494
230 Veiled chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.004 41,258
231 Jackson's chameleon on Wikipedia Common 0.000 56,975

FAQ

What is the rarest species of chameleon?

Brookesia ambreensis is the rarest species of chameleon in this ranking, with 103 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).

How many species of chameleon are there?

There are 231 species of chameleon in this ranking, from Brookesia ambreensis (rarest) to Jackson's chameleon (most common).

What is the most common species of chameleon?

Jackson's chameleon is the most common species of chameleon in this ranking, with 56,975 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).

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Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.