chameleon

Summary

chameleon is a taxon^[1]. chameleon ranks in the top 0.19% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,258 views/month, #368 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• chameleon's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• chameleon is classified at the rank of family^[4].
• chameleon is classified within Iguania^[5].
• chameleon is classified within Acrodonta^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, chameleon is Chamaeleonidae^[7].
• chameleon's Commons category is recorded as Chamaeleonidae^[8].
• chameleon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chamaeleonidae^[9].
• chameleon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chameleons^[10].
• chameleon's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature^[11].
• chameleon's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[12].
• chameleon's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[13].
• chameleon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• chameleon's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• chameleon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• chameleon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• chameleon is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'kameleoner'}^[18].
• chameleon is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kameleoni'}^[19].
• chameleon's different from is recorded as Bunglon^[20].
• chameleon's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[21].

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Classification

chameleon's scientific name is Chamaeleonidae^[7]. chameleon is classified at the rank of family^[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Iguania^[5] and Acrodonta^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'kameleoner'}^[18] and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kameleoni'}^[19].

Identifiers

chameleon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 32805^[22]. chameleon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 40248^[23]. chameleon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1723^[24]. chameleon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9453^[25]. chameleon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 208969^[26].

Discovery and Description

Things named for chameleon include Chamaeleon^[27], a constellation^[28].

Why It Matters

chameleon ranks in the top 0.19% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,258 views/month, #368 of 195,241).^[2] chameleon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] chameleon is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for chameleon include Chamaeleon^[27], a constellation^[28].