What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Mayotte Chameleon been recorded?

Furcifer polleni occurrence evidence comes from 6 records in 1 countries and territories, from 2026 to 2026. Most records come from Mayotte.

Mayotte Chameleon
Mayotte Chameleon — Photo (display-sized rendition): Charlène Selva · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
SquamataChamaeleonidaeFurcifer

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

6 records across 1 countries and territories, 2026–2026.

Furcifer polleni · GBIF taxon key 5221975

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: July.

2 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

one-off describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where Mayotte Chameleon has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Mayotte Chameleon. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Mayotte 6

Related animals

Others in the family Chamaeleonidae.

Common Chameleon
Common Chameleon
391 records
Panther chameleon
Panther chameleon
55 records
Record pattern: one-off
One-off or limited records in the covered source. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.