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Four new chameleon species discovered in Mozambique; one named after Jane Goodall
Updated On: 22 July, 2026 08:43 AM IST | Maputo | Agencies
A species from Mount Inago was named Nadzikambia evanescens, meaning “vanishing,” as a warning about its shrinking habitat
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(From left) Nadzikambia goodallae, Nadzikambia evanescens, Nadzikambia franklinae and Nadzikambia nubila. PICS COURTESY/Krystal Tolley
Surveys of mountains in Mozambique have identified four new species of Sylvan Chameleons. Nadzikambia goodallae, found on Mount Ribaue, honors Dr Jane Goodall and her influential research on African chimpanzees.
The Mount Namuli species, Nadzikambia franklinae, recognises Rosalind Franklin, whose work on the structure of DNA helped establish methods used to distinguish the chameleons.




