Furcifer cephalolepis..

[kinyonga]

Does anyone know what happened to these little chameleons?
They seemed to be available for a couple of shipments and then disappeared and nobody even mentions them anymore.

 

[Brad]

I don't know much about them. The database needs a good photo. There is only one recorded experience record at the moment. It looks like Chris Anderson worked with the species for a couple years starting in 2007.


Comoro Island Dwarf Panther Chameleon
https://www.chameleonforums.com/species/furcifer-cephalolepis.127/

 

[kinyonga]

They were cute little chameleons...the babies were so small...but seemed to hatch easily.
I have to find my chameleon photos soon....they're stored away and I haven't been able to find where I put them.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Furcifer cephalolepis were exported for a limited period of time (2000-2003). Then the Comoros Island nation decided to stop exporting the species as an export. I have seen litureature saying the species was exported to the USA and other countries after 2003. However my recollection is the Comoros stopped exporting the species in 2003. This is a some literature about the matter.

https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/com/ac/22/E22-10-2-A7.pdf

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[kinyonga]

2000 to 2003 is likely the time I had them...could only get a pair and the female produced eggs and they hatched. After they were gone, I couldn't get them again. I didn't breed the babies because they were all related.

Thanks for the link!