Side-striped Chameleon (Trioceros bitaeniatus): facts, sounds & photos

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Side-striped Chameleon (Trioceros bitaeniatus) lives in timberline forest scrub across East Africa. It feeds on not specified. Its conservation status is Least Concern.

Fascinating facts about the Side-striped Chameleon

A side-striped chameleon can be found from Ethiopia, southern Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, spanning seven countries in East African highlands.
On Mount Kenya, Kilimanjaro and the Aberdare Range, this chameleon lives between 3,000 and 4,000 m above sea level.
It perches just 1 to 2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) up in the giant heathers.
The chameleon is strictly diurnal and shelters at night between dense bushes.

At a glance

RangeEast Africa

Habitattimberline forest scrub

DietNot specified

About the Side-striped Chameleon

The side-striped chameleon (Trioceros bitaeniatus) has two parallel dark stripes along its back, giving it the common name two-lined chameleon. In the timberline forests of Mount Kenya, Kilimanjaro, and the Aberdare Range, it perches 1 to 2 m above ground on Hagenia and Hypericum scrub that dominate the 3,000-4,000 m zone. It is strictly diurnal and shelters at night in dense bushes.

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