Coarse chameleon
Trioceros rudis (Boulenger, 1906)
Status not recordedlizards
The coarse chameleon (Trioceros rudis) is a species in the family Chamaeleonidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 5.99 g and reach 6.47 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the coarse chameleon
- Weight
- 5.99 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 6.47 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 8 – 15src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Live birthsrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the coarse chameleon?
Where does the coarse chameleon live?
Not recorded
Is the coarse chameleon endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the coarse chameleon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyChamaeleonidae
- genusTrioceros
- SpeciesTrioceros rudis (Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms Chamaeleo bitaeniatus graueri, Chamaeleo bitaeniatus tornieri, Chamaeleo burgeoni, Chamaeleo rudis, Chamaeleon rudis
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- Ruwenzori side-striped chameleonEnglish
- Rwenzori bearded chameleonEnglish
- Ruwenzori-sidestribekamæleonDanish
- Raues BergchamäleonGerman
- Ruwenzori-ZweistreifenchamäleonGerman
Relatives of the coarse chameleon
Other species in the same genus Trioceros.
Triceratops lizard
Trioceros jacksonii
Crested chameleon
Trioceros cristatus
Meller's chameleon
Trioceros melleri
Elliot's chameleon
Trioceros ellioti
Two-lined chameleon
Trioceros bitaeniatus
Johnston's chameleon
Trioceros johnstoni
CompareCoarse chameleon vs Triceratops lizardCoarse chameleon vs Crested chameleonCoarse chameleon vs Meller's chameleonCoarse chameleon vs Elliot's chameleon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the coarse chameleon?
An adult coarse chameleon weighs 5.99 g and measures 6.47 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the coarse chameleon?
The coarse chameleon (Trioceros rudis) belongs to the family Chamaeleonidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0-dryad-v5
Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b
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