Nerita chamaeleon Chameleon Nerite

Nerita chamaeleon is commonly referred to as Chameleon Nerite. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

17555 

AphiaID:

596064 

Scientific:

Nerita chamaeleon 

German:

Chamäleon Nerita 

English:

Chameleon Nerite 

Category:

Snails 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Cycloneritida (Order) > Neritidae (Family) > Nerita (Genus) > chamaeleon (Species) 

Initial determination:

Linnaeus, 1758 

Occurrence:

Australia, East Africa, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Queensland (Australia), Singapore, Thailand 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 1.18" (2,5cm - 3,5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Herbivorous 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Nerita adenensis
• 
  Nerita albicilla
  Ochsenzungen Nerita
• Nerita alveolus
• Nerita antiquata
• Nerita argus
• Nerita ascensionis
• Nerita aterrima
• 
  Nerita atramentosa
  Schwarze Nerita
• 
  Nerita balteata
  Linien Nerita
• 
  Nerita chamaeleon
  Chamäleon Nerita
• Nerita chlorostoma
• 
  Nerita costata
  Nixenschnecke
• Nerita costulata
• Nerita crassa
• Nerita dombeyi
• Nerita erythrostoma
• Nerita essingtoni
• Nerita exuvia
• Nerita filosa
• Nerita fragum
• Nerita fulgurans
• Nerita fuliginata
• Nerita funiculata
• Nerita grasi
• Nerita grisea
• Nerita grossa
• Nerita guamensis
• Nerita helicinoides
• Nerita histrio
• Nerita incerta
• Nerita incurva
• Nerita insculpta
• Nerita japonica
• Nerita lirellata
• Nerita litterata
• Nerita longii
• Nerita luteonigra
• Nerita magdalenae
• Nerita maura
• Nerita maxima
• 
  Nerita melanotragus
  Schwarze Nerita
• Nerita morio
• Nerita neritopsoides
• Nerita nigerrima
• Nerita nigrita
• Nerita novaeguineae
• Nerita ocellata
• Nerita olivaria
• Nerita orbignyana
• Nerita oryzarum
• Nerita patula
• Nerita peloronta
• Nerita picea
• Nerita planospira
• 
  Nerita plicata
  Falten Nerita, Milchnerite
• 
  Nerita polita
  Glatte Nixenschnecke
• Nerita quadricolor
• Nerita sanguinolenta
• Nerita scabricosta
• Nerita semirugosa
• Nerita senegalensis
• Nerita signata
• Nerita striata
• 
  Nerita tessellata
  Karierte Nerita, Nixenschnecke
• 
  Nerita textilis
  Nixenschnecke
• Nerita trifasciata
• Nerita tristis
• Nerita umlaasiana
• Nerita undata
• Nerita undulata
• 
  Nerita versicolor
  Nixenschnecke
• Nerita vexillum
• Nerita vitiensis
• Nerita winteri
• Nerita yoldii
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-06-27 19:34:20 

Last edit:

2025-06-27 20:31:55 

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