Furcifer

 ( Lizard Genera ) 

Furcifer is a genus of whose member species are mostly endemic to Madagascar, but F. cephalolepis and F. polleni are endemic to the Comoros. Additionally, F. pardalis has been introduced to Réunion, Mauritius and Florida, while F. oustaleti has been introduced to Kenya and Florida.

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Taxonomy The genus name (Furcifer) is derived from the Latin root meaning "forked" and refers to the shape of the animal's feet.

François Le Berre (2025). 9780764141423, Barron's Educational Series. ISBN 9780764141423

The genus contains 24 species.Frank Glaw et al. (2009). A distinctive new species of chameleon of the genus Furcifer (Squamata: Chameleonidae) from the Montagne d'Ambre rainforest of northern Madagascar. Zootaxa 2269: 32-42.

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Species The following species are recognized as being valid." Furcifer ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

northwest Madagascar

southwest Madagascar

Madagascar

Madagascar.

Madagascar

central highlands of Madagascar

Grande Comore.

Madagascar.

Madagascar.

Tanandava, Madagascar

Central Madagascar.

Madagascar.

western Madagascar.

Madagascar

eastern and northern parts of Madagascar

northern Madagascar

Mayotte.

dry forests in Madagascar.

Madagascar.

Madagascar.

Madagascar.

northwest Madagascar, from the central highlands and Maevatanana to Ambanja

Madagascar.

eastern Madagascar

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Furcifer.

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Further reading

• Fitzinger L. 1843. Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. ( Furcifer, new genus, p. 42). (in Latin).
• Frank Glaw (1994). 9783929449013, M. Vences & F. Glaw Verlags GbR. ISBN 9783929449013
• Spawls S (2025). 9780126564709, Academic Press. ISBN 9780126564709
• Anderson CV. (2006). Captive Chameleon Populations. Accessed 23-01-2009

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