Habitat loss and fragmentation reduce chameleon population in Tanzania...

[kinyonga]

https://news.vcu.edu/article/Habitat_loss_and_fragmentation_reduce_chameleon_population_in

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ddi.12239

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Thanks for posting. I am looking forward to reading these studies.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[kinyonga]

Hope you enjoy them!

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Thanks. The article and study are good reads.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[kinyonga]

That's good to know!

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

The study is good to read about. A review: The study was a population study of three beloved species in the reptile hobby done for biology/conservation and possible trade export purposes. The three species are Trioceros deremensis, Rhampholeon spinosus and Rhampholeon temporalis. The study is a very technical read. However if you can keep up the study is worth reading.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

I have my digits crossed that Tanzania is capable of opening up again to exports to some of their non endangered chameleon species.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[kinyonga]

I hope they open up too!

 

[Chase]

The amount of money I’ll spend on getting some Tanzanian species will probably cause my wife to divorce me

 

[Chase]

Thanks for sharing @kinyonga

 

[kinyonga]

Thanks for sharing @kinyonga

Never a problem!

 

[Seeco]

Great to see you guys still at it.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Great to see you guys still at it.

Wowww!! Seeco! How are you doing buddy? Has been a long time since anyone on the Chameleon Forums had the honor and pleasure to talk with you.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[Chase]

Great to see you guys still at it.

WOW what a name to see come back. How’ve you been?!

 

[Seeco]

I’m good thanks. No chameleons but my kids have a box turtle and a male and female fighting fish. I hear there’s some Kinyongia farming in TZ I’d love to go over there and share some of my extremely makeshift breeding ideas.

 

[kinyonga]

One more site...
"Our results suggest that habitat fragmentation and loss is likely to benefit species favoring edge (C. dilepis) at the expense of species favoring forest (R. temporalis and T. deremensis). One important question is whether absence of some species on the forest edge is a result of habitat choice or because of increased harvesting"...
http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_6/Issue_3/Patrick_etal_2011.pdf