What is Jackson's chameleon?
{{speciesbox | name = Jackson's chameleon | image = Jackson's Chameleon 2 edit1.jpg | image_caption = A Jackson's chameleon descended from a population introduced to Hawaii in the 1970s | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn|author=Tolley K|title=''Trioceros jacksonii ''|volume=2014|page=e.T172531A1344462|year=2014|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T172531A1344462.en}}</ref> | genus = Trioceros | species = jacksonii | range_map = Triceros jacksonii distribution.png | authority = ([[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1896) | synonyms = * ''Chamaeleon jacksonii'' <br>{{small|Boulenger, 1896}} * ''Chameleo jacksonii'' <br>{{small|— [[Mathilde Bonetti|Bonetti]], 2002}} * ''Trioceros jacksonii'' <br>{{small|— [[Colin R. Tilbury|Tilbury]] & [[Krystal A. Tolley|Tolley]], 2009}}<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species|genus=Trioceros |species=jacksonii |accessdate=16 December 2015}}</ref> }} '''Jackson's chameleon''' (''Trioceros jacksonii''), also known as the '''horned chameleon''', '''Jackson's horned chameleon''', or '''Kikuyu three-horned chameleon''', is a [[species]] of [[chameleon]] found in the forests of [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]]. They have been introduced to the [[United States]] and [[Hawaii]]. == Characteristics == === Males === Males are easily recognized, they have two horns above their eyes and one horn on their nose. If males are kept together in a cage, they get stressed, and eventually die. === Females === Females do not have horns, or if they do they are very small. Their biggest size is 15 [[inch]]es. This species gives birth to live young with a gestation period of about 5-10 months. ==References== {{reflist}} {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Chameleons]] [[Category:Reptiles of Africa]]