''A survey on alien pet reptiles in Taiwan''

adamkwas · Jan 10, 2010

I was trying to find some info on C. p. parsonii populations, and I stumbled across this: http://www.press.ntu.edu.tw/ejournal/Files/taiwan/200606/1.pdf

I was amazed to see that they were able to find Brookesia perarmata in Taiwanese pet shops. I was also reading an article (which I lost the link to) about how a Croatian man smuggled 177 C. p. parsonii & C. p. cristifer(spelling???) out of Thailand! So much for CITES!

Back to my original question: can anyone direct me to a site which has info on C. p. parsonii population info (population densities, overall population, locales, etc. -- if such a site existts

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Thanks,

EDIT: look on the 7th page for chamaeleonidae information

jojackson · Jan 10, 2010

maybe contact this bloke?

http://chameleonnews.com/index.php?page=article&id=24

some info re distribution
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/cites/pdf/studies/chameleons_en.pdf

location study
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=20526377

C. p. parsonii occurs in Ifanadiana and Ikongo, southeastern Madagascar, and Vavatenina, Nosy Boraha, and Maroantsetra, northeastern Madagascar. C. p. cristifer is found in Andasibe.

HABITAT

C. p. parsonii has been described as originating from primary rainforest, but as of 2002 little intact forest remained within the known range of distribution. Observations after the 1960s have been limited to fragments of disturbed forest and shady mature tree plantations, such as coffee, lychee, and mango. This species preferentially selects dense vegetation and avoids direct sunlight. The C. p. cristifer habitat is largely within the boundaries of a well-protected national park retaining undisturbed moist montane rainforest as of 2002.

http://www.answers.com/topic/parson-s-chameleon

adamkwas · Jan 12, 2010

Thanks alot.

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