Help with Cham species

[hindisght]

OK i dont know much about chams, but, my partner wants a cham that stays smaller than 5cm but still has a curly tail. He knows about chams and how to look after them but doesnt know the names besides the usuals like panther,yeman, pygmy.

Can anyone tell me if there is a cham that stays smaller than 5 cm as an adult and still has a curly tail?

 

[Carlton]

OK i dont know much about chams, but, my partner wants a cham that stays smaller than 5cm but still has a curly tail. He knows about chams and how to look after them but doesnt know the names besides the usuals like panther,yeman, pygmy.

Can anyone tell me if there is a cham that stays smaller than 5 cm as an adult and still has a curly tail?

If he is thinking that he wants an arboreal species (who tend to have the longer "curly" tails...prehensile) I don't think there is one. There are fairly small species such as F. willsii from Madagascar. Some of the pygmy leaf species (genus Brookesia and Rampholeon) have slightly prehensile tails. Is he wanting to keep this cham? Depending on where he lives I doubt he'll find any of the very small species available for sale. I'd suggest doing some reading in Petr Necas' very good books on chameleons to get a better idea what he is trying to find.

 

[Olimpia]

This one isn't as small as you want but I personally think that carpet chameleons are gorgeous little guys. They have really beautiful colors. There are other small species that are very lovely but I am not familiar with their names.

 

[hindisght]

If he is thinking that he wants an arboreal species (who tend to have the longer "curly" tails...prehensile) I don't think there is one. There are fairly small species such as F. willsii from Madagascar. Some of the pygmy leaf species (genus Brookesia and Rampholeon) have slightly prehensile tails. Is he wanting to keep this cham? Depending on where he lives I doubt he'll find any of the very small species available for sale. I'd suggest doing some reading in Petr Necas' very good books on chameleons to get a better idea what he is trying to find.

We saw some pygmy leaf chams in the rep shop near us but the tails are not that curly (i didnt see them he did as i couldnt see them for looking), what is the common name of the Brookesia you mentioned. Im sorry if i sound stupid but i am when it comes to chams i have never looked up how to look after them or their types. Im more of a snake type of lass.

 

[lisa h]

Carpets are nice! You may also consider Werner's, Sternfeldi (commonly called "Rudis"). I think that Mt. Meru Jackson's chams stay pretty small too (someone correct me if I'm wrong). A bonus with the Werner's and Jackson's is that they have horns, if you're into that kind of thing. Good luck in your search!

Btw, where are you located?

 

[hindisght]

Im in the uk, i have found some small chams that will do for him i think they are called nosy be pygmy chams, does anyone know if i can buy these or is it like trying to find rocking horse poo

 

[Psi]

Im in the uk, i have found some small chams that will do for him i think they are called nosy be pygmy chams, does anyone know if i can buy these or is it like trying to find rocking horse poo

Species like that are going to be incredibly hard to find, if not impossible.

 

[lisa h]

I've never heard of these. Does anyone here know if there are any kept in captivity?

 

[kinyonga]

Psi...do you mean Comoro Island dwarf panther chameleons (Furcifer cephalolepis)? They are awesome little chameleons, but I haven't seen them available for years.
http://web.archive.org/web/20060226....com/html/taxonomy/species/fcephalolepis.html