The high-altitude Mount Meru chameleons are endemic to the dormant Tanzanian Mount Meru volcano east of the Great Rift Valley, but these fascinating critters have proved to be adaptable. Also known as Jackson’s chameleon, the ones on Mount Meru are one of only three subspecies known to exist. The other two occur in Kenya. Jackson’s chameleons are native to forests at altitudes of 5,250-to-8,010 feet where rainfall exceeds 50 inches a year. But they’re also found in wooded areas of some Nairobi suburbs. They were introduced to Hawaii in 1972 and have since become an invasive species that thrives at lower altitudes. They have also been introduced in Florida.

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