Butterfly-leaf vs Veiled Chameleon

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Chamaeleo calyptratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Veiled Chameleon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Fabaceae	Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus	Adenolobus	Chamaeleo (Chameleons)
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Chamaeleo calyptratus

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Veiled Chameleon

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Veiled Chameleon
Diet	—	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	50 cm
Average Weight	—	200 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Veiled Chameleon

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Distributed across Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.