Panther chameleon

Panther chameleon
	Male
	Female
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Chamaeleonidae
Genus:	Furcifer
Species:	F. pardalis
Binomial name
	Furcifer pardalis; (Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms
	Chamaeleo pardalis Cuvier 1829; Chamaeleo ater Lesson 1832; Cyneosaura pardalis Gray 1865; Chamaeleo guentheri Boulenger 1888; Chamaeleon longicauda Günther 1891; Chamaeleon axillaris Werner 1899; Chamaeleon krempfi Chabanaud 1923; Chamaeleo niger Duméril & Bibron 1836; Chamaeleon pardalis Werner 1911; Chamaeleon guentheri Werner 1911;

The panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) is a species of chameleon found in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar^[1]^[3]^[4] in a tropical forest biome. Additionally, it has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius, as well as the state of Florida within the United States.^[1]^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c Jenkins, R.K.B.; Andreone, F.; Andriamazava, A.; Anjeriniaina, M.; Brady, L.; Glaw, F.; Griffiths, R.A.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotomalala, D.; Randrianantoandro, J.C.; Randrianiriana, J.; Randrianizahana, H.; Ratsoavina, F.; Robsomanitrandrasana, E. (2011). "Furcifer pardalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172955A6947909. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172955A6947909.en. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^ "Synonyms of Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
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^ Andreone, F.; Guarino, F. M. & Randrianirina, J. E. (2005). "Life history traits, age profile, and conservation of the panther chameleon, Furcifer pardalis (Cuvier 1829), at Nosy Be, NW Madagascar". Tropical Zoology. 18 (2): 209–225. Bibcode:2005TrZoo..18..209A. doi:10.1080/03946975.2005.10531221. S2CID 73679094. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
^ "WEC456/UW501: Florida's Introduced Reptiles: Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus), Oustalet's Chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti), and Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)". edis.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-10.