The data presented in this paper stand as supplementary information of the associated article "Karyological characterization of the common chameleon () provides insights on the evolution and diversification of sex chromosomes in Chamaeleonidae" [1]. This work provides (i) raw experimental data on the karyology of the common chameleon and (ii) the results of bioinformatic analysis on sex-specific and repeated DNA sequences found in the same species. The karyological information here presented includes traditional staining method (Giemsa staining) and sequential C-banding + fluorochromes performed on Tunisian samples of the species. The sequence data include the alignments of the isolated DNA sequences with homologous sequences found in squamate Short Read Archives (SRAs) and the results of searches in public nucleic acid databases.
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