Chameleons in situ : Madagascar

[Thor Hakonsen]

We saw specimens that was not fullgrown - bot no small juveniles.

We were there at the end of the raintime (14-29 march)

And - we did not see any mating (as I figured your question was?)

 

[happy14]

Ok, thanks

 

[franklin]

your pics are fantastic!

do you have pics of calumma brevicorne and other similar species?

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Your pictures of Calumma oshaughnessyi are great!! They are one of a handful of mid sized chameleons (as well as C. globifer) that are related to the Parsons chameleon. Did you see any females as well?

 

[Thor Hakonsen]

Your pictures of Calumma oshaughnessyi are great!! They are one of a handful of mid sized chameleons (as well as C. globifer) that are related to the Parsons chameleon. Did you see any females as well?

Yes, we altso saw 2 female C.oshaugnessyi - but no good pictures of them

do you have pics of calumma brevicorne and other similar species?

Yes, we sae some C.brevicorne - and I've got pics of one sleeping adult and one juvenile.

Will try to edit and post them later today

 

[happy14]

Ok, we wait of your pictures... .

 

[Thor Hakonsen]

You are putting pressure on me Happy - But furst I need to go out and see if I can find some Vipera berus here in Norway The first ones this year.

 

[Thor Hakonsen]

Calumma brevicornis

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Great Calumma brevicornis!

Is that a Calumma brevicornis the lobes look small for a brevicornis?

 

[happy14]

It´s a very nice animal!

 

[franklin]

it is Calumma oshaughnessyi female.

 

[Thor Hakonsen]

Okey - so then I came home without any adult C.brevicornis - nothing more to do than go back to Madagascar

Will try to post the juvenile in a couple of minutes..

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

it is Calumma oshaughnessyi female.

I figured that is what it was as well. Great picture though.

 

[Thor Hakonsen]

Hope I got this one right then

Calumma brevicornis, juvenile (?)

 

[franklin]

yes,this is an juvanile of one species of "calumma cucullatum(or brevicorne) complex".
where do you have found it?

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

That looks more like a brevicornis and that is a juvenile.

Where did you visit on your trip to Madagascar if you do not mind mentioning?

 

[Thor Hakonsen]

We were several places, this juvenile is photgraphed in Ranomafana National Park.

We were also in Andasibe Mantadia, Antananarivo, Nosy Be (incl. Lokobe National Park)

 

[Rosie42892]

Furcifer pardalis - Panther Chameleon

Wow! He is AMAZING!

 

[franklin]

If you have found it in ranomafana probably it is c.brevicorne (adult animals from this area have fantastic pattern whit blue legs)

 

[Thor Hakonsen]

And, here is one of the more uncommon species if I've understood it correctly..

Brookesia nasus