English: Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) male, Montagne d’Ambre, Madagascar. Joffreville locale. There is doubt about the number of possible species or subspecies of Furcifer pardalis. There may be as many as fourteen. The males can be described as colour morphs or forms; the females with their cryptic colouring are very difficult to tell apart. At the moment, the safest definition is to define locale or specific location.