Chamaeleo jacksonii (Reptiles-Lizards)

Chamaeleo jacksonii
(Reptiles-Lizards)
Jackson's chameleon

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Species description or overview

PRELIMINARY STUDY OF THE BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY OF JACKSON'S CHAMELEONS OF MAUI, HAWAII
This study was undertaken on behalf of [what is now] the USGS/BRD/PIERC Haleakala Field Station (island of Maui, Hawaii) to better understand the Jackson's chameleons (Chamaeleo jacksonii) that inhabit suburban habitats around Makawao, Hawaii.

Chameleon -- Wikipedia article
Chameleon species Chameleo calyptratus and Chameleo jacksonii are included in the this Wikipedia article on chameleon distribution, description, behavior, reproduction, and diet. are provided by Wikipedia. Species include Chameleo calyptratus and Chameleo jacksonii.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Chamaeleo jacksonii information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Chamaeleo jacksonii, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

Ecology & life history

Diet and conservation implications of an invasive chameleon, Chamaeleo jacksonii (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) in Hawaii
"[The authors] summarize information on current distribution of the invasive lizard Chamaeleo jacksonii and predict its potential distribution in the Hawaiian Islands. Potential distribution maps are based on climate models developed from known localities in its native range and its Hawaiian range. We also present results of analysis of stomach contents of a sample of 34 chameleons collected from native, predominantly dryland, forest on Maui. These data are the first summarizing prey range of this non-native species in an invaded native-forest setting. Potential distribution models predict that the species can occur throughout most of Hawaii from sea level to >2,100 m elevation. Important features of this data set are that approximately one-third of the diet of these lizards is native insects, and the lizards are consuming large numbers of arthropods each day. Prey sizes span virtually the entire gamut of native Hawaiian arthropod diversity, thereby placing a large number of native species at risk of predation. Our dietary results contrast with expectations for most iguanian lizards and support suggestions that chameleons comprise a third distinct foraging-mode category among saurians. The combination of expanding distribution, large potential range size, broad diet, high predation rates, and high densities of these chameleons imply that they may well become a serious threat to some of the Hawaiian fauna."

Impacts

A reptilian smoking gun: First record of invasive Jackson's chameleon (Chamaeleo jacksonii) predation on native Hawaiian species
Predation of Jackson's chameleon on Hawaiian snails and insects is reported (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2010).

Legislation/regulation

Hawaii Administrative Rules regarding wildlife

Hawaii rules to conserve, manage, protect, and enhance indigenous wildlife, and to manage introduced wild birds, are presented were developed in conjunction with the lists of indigenous, endangered and threatened wildlife (Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources).

Indigenous wildlife of Hawaii list
The list of indigenous wildlife in Hawaii was developed in conjunction with the DLNR administrative rules RE: indigenous, endangered, threatened and injurious wildlife, and introduced wild birds (Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, 1997).

Images

Chamaeleo jacksonii images
Chamaeleo jacksonii images are presented by Wikipedia Commons.

Chamaeleo jacksonii images by PT
Images of the Jackson's chameleon (Chamaeleo jacksonii) by Maui photographer Philip Thomas are available online.

Chamaeleo jacksonii images from HEAR
High-quality images of Chamaeleo jacksonii are provided by the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).

Chamaeleo jacksoni - Jackson's chameleon (Chamaeleonidae - Squamata)
Images, web sites, news articles, blog entries, videos, and books are compiled by google on this Reptiles and Amphibians of Hawaii site.

Full-text articles

Herpetological inventory in West Hawaii National Parks: Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site
Bazzano, Jason. 2007. Herpetological inventory in West Hawaii National Parks: Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site. Technical Report 141. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Honolulu. 30 pp. illus.

Other resources

Three Mountain Alliance Management Plan, December 31, 2007

The Three Mountain Alliance provides watershed protection and management to over one million acres across Mauna Loa, Kilauea, and Hualalai on Hawaii Island. This plan identifies management goals (pdf).

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