Giant fischers, Dwarf fischers, and Cape dwarf

Just got this pair of Kinyongia matschiei from CNorton.

Here is the female exploring her new cage
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T A I L
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The male outside on a palm, hes a little bumped and bruised but should be just fine after a shed or two:)

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my male K. tavetana (dwarf fischer) I got early this year from Chris Anderson. He has MBD on his front legs which Im not sure how he got because I supplemented him like I normally do and have never had an MBD issue:confused:

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Lastly, a pic of 2 of my cb male B. pumilum

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Enjoy!:)
 
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They all look great! Great shots!! Congrats on joining the K.mats club ;)

BTW am I having deja vu or has this thread been posted before??
 
They all look great! Great shots!! Congrats on joining the K.mats club ;)

BTW am I having deja vu or has this thread been posted before??

Haha, I had the other one removed because for some reason it was posting double pics and had them in the wrong places.

Thanks for the kind words guys! I am in way over my head and imagine I will be for many years to come:eek::rolleyes:
 
Haha, I had the other one removed because for some reason it was posting double pics and had them in the wrong places.

Thanks for the kind words guys! I am in way over my head and imagine I will be for many years to come:eek::rolleyes:

LOL...thanks glad I am not going crazy:eek:
 
I think the length of the tails can be a misleading tell TAIL sign of a canopy species. Ive read about matschiei and from what Ive read they are most often found in bushes and not very high up. I have also read about some species like quadricornis, montium, and some Bradypodion that dont necessarily have long tails but can be found at the tops of the very highest trees. Even deremensis can be found high up and they have very short tails.
You can also add T. oweni and K. fischeri to that list of super long tails. I think K. fischeri and F. balteatus probably have the longest tails Ive seen, in comparison to their body length.
 
I think the length of the tails can be a misleading tell TAIL sign of a canopy species. Ive read about matschiei and from what Ive read they are most often found in bushes and not very high up. I have also read about some species like quadricornis, montium, and some Bradypodion that dont necessarily have long tails but can be found at the tops of the very highest trees. Even deremensis can be found high up and they have very short tails.
You can also add T. oweni and K. fischeri to that list of super long tails. I think K. fischeri and F. balteatus probably have the longest tails Ive seen, in comparison to their body length.

It takes studies of these species in their native habitat to say for certain and that has not been done yet. I have read that Trioceros oweni is a canopy species as well. As well you can find normally canopy species in lower vegetation as seen when females descending to lower vegetation to look for egg laying areas and (I have seen with Parsonii) to escape the heat. More documentation is required though. I think it could end up being an indicator though of normally were the species are found however species are not limited too.
 
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Studies have been done on it. Or at least very detailed observations of high numbers of the same species. All Im saying is just because a species has a long tail does not mean they inhabit the canopy:) I dont think matschiei are canopy dwellers.
 
Studies have been done on it. Or at least very detailed observations of high numbers of the same species. All Im saying is just because a species has a long tail does not mean they inhabit the canopy:) I dont think matschiei are canopy dwellers.

Matschiei lives very hig in the tree tops.
I had a long talk with Joe Beraducci who exports the species from time to time.
In nature they are very hard to spot,you only see males from time to time and females only in the morning(basking)
They are found berween 5 and 8 m hig in the trees and the long tail is typical for species who lives in higer canopy.
They never come to lower areas only females to lay eggs.
 
Ok, and that may be true. I am just getting my info from Collin Tilbury's book, Chameleons of Africa and atlas. Which is where I got the info on the other species I mentioned. He has done research in the field for years on these species and has documented many from each species.

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Haha well, if they are always up that high in the trees, I doubt they would have been collected in high numbers ever. But what do I know:D
 
Studies have been done on it. Or at least very detailed observations of high numbers of the same species. All Im saying is just because a species has a long tail does not mean they inhabit the canopy:) I dont think matschiei are canopy dwellers.

Ok, and that may be true. I am just getting my info from Collin Tilbury's book, Chameleons of Africa and atlas. Which is where I got the info on the other species I mentioned. He has done research in the field for years on these species and has documented many from each species.

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Paul

In the description of habitat for Kinyongia matschiei there are no citations or references to studies. That meaning the data most probably was an observation of the author. Observations can start or be apart of a study however they are mush more speculative and less legitimate (not reinforced through extensive data collection and testing) over all description than a legitimate study. To the best of my knowledge studies of this kind have not been done about the habitat of Kinyongia matschiei. However if I'm wrong I would not mind reading the study.

Jeremy A. Rich
 
Matschiei lives very hig in the tree tops.
I had a long talk with Joe Beraducci who exports the species from time to time.
In nature they are very hard to spot,you only see males from time to time and females only in the morning(basking)
They are found berween 5 and 8 m hig in the trees and the long tail is typical for species who lives in higer canopy.
They never come to lower areas only females to lay eggs.

I have heard similar reports for Furcifer balteatus and Furcifer bifidus.
 
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