CHAMAELEONIDAE

Krysko, Kenneth L., Burgess, Joseph P., Rochford, Michael R., Gillette, Christopher R., Cueva, Daniel, Enge, Kevin M., Somma, Louis A., Stabile, Jennifer L., Smith, Dustin C., Wasilewski, Joseph A., Kieckhefer Iii, Guy N., Granatosky, Michael C. & Nielsen, Stuart V., 2011, 3028, Zootaxa 3028, pp. 1-64 : 36

CHAMAELEONIDAE

The Senegal Chameleon, Chamaeleo senegalensis ( Daudin 1802a) , is indigenous to a broad section of sub-Saharan and southern-central Africa from Sudan, Ethiopia, and Zambia, west through Togo and Senegal, and south to Angola ( Martin 1992). On 5 June 2009 at 2300 h, CRG and DC collected an adult female and male C. senegalensis (photographic vouchers UF 157301 [MorphoBank M88634; Fig. 43] and UF 157302, respectively) that were found just outside the property of the animal importer's facility at 6450 Stirling Road, Hollywood, Broward County (26.04591 o N, - 80.21976 o W). The female (UF 157301) was found sleeping on a fence, whereas the male (UF 157302) was found approximately 1.5 m away sleeping on an oak tree. This species likely was released or had escaped (stage 2) from an enclosure. These represent the first known vouchers for this species in Florida.

The Panther Chameleon, Furcifer pardalis ( Cuvier 1829) , is indigenous to Madagascar and Reunion, and it has been introduced to Mauritius ( Raxworthy et al. 2002; Glaw & Vences 2007; Kraus 2009). On 8 August 2008, an adult male F. pardalis was found crossing State Road 31 south of Arcadia, De Soto County (27.12466 o N, - 81.795977 o W). This animal was photographed by William B. Love (photographic voucher UF 153489; MorphoBank M88635; Fig. 44) before being donated to the Calusa Herpetological Society. This species likely was released or had escaped (stage 2) from an enclosure. This represents the first known voucher for this species in Florida.

Meller’s Chameleon, Trioceros melleri ( Gray 1865) , is indigenous to Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania ( Martin 1992; Spawls et al. 2002). In July 2007, an adult female T. melleri was found crossing Orange Avenue and Washington Street in Orlando, Orange County (28.54354 o N, - 81.379047 o W), and donated to JLS at the Central Florida Zoo, but no voucher was deposited. On 16 July 2008, an adult male T. melleri was found crossing Orange Avenue in Orlando, Orange County, and donated to JLS at the Central Florida Zoo before being transferred to the FLMNH (photographic voucher UF 153465; MorphoBank M88636; Fig. 45). Although two adult (one male and one female) T. melleri have been found in the same vicinity over a 1-year period, there is no current evidence that these individuals represent an established (stage 3) population. This species likely was released or had escaped (stage 2) from enclosures. This represents the first known voucher for this species in Florida.