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Jackson's chameleon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A chameleon of species Trioceros jacksonii, native to Africa, but also introduced to Hawaii, Florida, and California.

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Etymology

Described by Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1896 and named after English explorer and ornithologist Frederick John Jackson, who was serving as the first Governor of Kenya at the time of Boulenger’s description.