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Tropical arboreal lizard

Panther chameleon

Furcifer pardalis

Kept the same way as the day gecko, veiled chameleon and Chinese water dragon, so they share one kit: the same heat, light, and humidity, sized to the animal.

Build a panther chameleon setup See the gear
Photograph of a Panther chameleon
Photograph by Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Care sheet

What it needs

We have taken these figures from published sources and are still checking them against our own experience. Treat them as a guide, and ask us before you buy.

Basking surface
29 to 32°C Measured on the surface the animal lies on, not in the air.
Daytime air
20 to 30°C The cool end, away from the lamp.
Night air
15 to 21°C
UV index at the basking spot
2.9 to 7.4 Zone 3. Open or partial sun basker, thermoregulator
Humidity
50 to 100%
Daylight hours
12 h in summer, 12 h in winter
Where it lives
Foliage or shrubs, Arboreal
Adult length
23 to 50 cm
What it eats
Carnivore
When it is active
Diurnal
How it lives
Arboreal
Typical captive life
4 years
Longest recorded life
7 years A record from the literature, not what to expect. Most animals live well short of it.

Our reading of the literature, not veterinary advice. Animals vary, and so do rooms, so take these figures, and any setup the builder puts together, as a starting point, and ask a reptile vet about your own animal. Where the figures come from.

From the catalogue

Gear that suits a panther chameleon

Chosen for tropical arboreal lizard. The setup builder puts the whole kit together, sized to the animal, with the reason for each piece.

Build the whole kit

Same care group

Kept the same way

Where it comes from

Nossi Be = Nosy Bé, St. Marie, Nosy Faly, Nosy Mangabe, Nosy Mitsio, Nosy Sakatia, Nosy Tanikely, Nosy Komba, NE Madagascar, Reunion (introduced)

Breeding: oviparous

Where the figures come from