More Wild Western Cape Bradypodion - South Africa.

[melanocephalum]

This past week I headed down into the Western Cape, South Africa. A province known for a wide array of habitats from high montane fynbos, Atlantic coastal dunes and arid Karoo landscapes.

Route planner:

The first stop on the trip was in Durbanville a Cape Townian suburb. Often the best place to see the Cape Dwarf Chameleons are in suburban gardens and hedges.
Bradypodion pumilum - Cape Dwarf Chameleon. A rather drab variation of a normally a vivid green and blue/orange species.

One of the major draw cards to visit the West Coast was to attempt to find Bradypodion occidentale, which is 1 of the remaining 4 species (of 17 description species of Bradypodion in Southern Africa)I have yet to find and photograph. This is the furthest I've travelled from my home city to find a chameleon. Literally on the opposite coast of the country. So this was a welcome find!
Bradypodiom occidentale - Western Dwarf Chameleon

Thanks for looking.

For more images: http://www.tyroneping.co.za

 

[jpowell86]

Awesome pics as always Tyrone! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Thanks again for posting pictures about your herp/chameleons expeditions in South Africa.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[Dave Bolamperti]

Thanks for including us in your adventures. I love seeing all your pics. Bradypodions are my favorite species!!!
Dave

 

[melanocephalum]

Cheers Jeremy, glad you enjoy the

Thanks again for posting pictures about your herp/chameleons expeditions in South Africa.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

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[melanocephalum]

Thanks for including us in your adventures. I love seeing all your pics. Bradypodions are my favorite species!!!
Dave

Thanks Dave, they sure are my favorite species too.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Cheers Jeremy, glad you enjoy the posts.

Your expeditions are great ! Thanks for sharing and documenting with pictures.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[Chris Anderson]

Glad you were finally able to find them. No adults though?!?!

Chris

 

[OldChamKeeper]

Always fun to read your explorations. Wish I had some chams living in my garden hedges...

 

[melanocephalum]

Glad you were finally able to find them. No adults though?!?!

Chris

Finally right? Unfortunately not, I scoured the dunes vegetation for 2-3 in close to gale force winds (I was only in the area for that one night)
I did manage to find 6 individuals so a consolation I suppose.

This is the area where I found them from left to right.

Three more to go, formal species anyways...
Bradypodion nemorale
Bradypodion kentanicum
Bradypodion ngomeense

 

[melanocephalum]

Always fun to read your explorations. Wish I had some chams living in my garden hedges...

It really is a treat, often take it for granted I have two species in my garden which I don't often take enough photo's of.