Need locale opinions....

[Jerm]

I have a male F. pardalis that I want a few opinions on what locale he is. I have bred pardalis long enough to normally determine what locale they are, but I have conflicting opinions to the person who sold him to me. He is around 5 months old and just starting to show adult coloration so it is still a little hard to determine. Here are the pics, let me know your opinions. Thanks.

 

[toddmkeller]

I would say either Ambilobe or Diego Suarez. (or somewhere in between)

 

[AncientCritters]

He looks Ambilobe to me. Alot like mine when he was young.

 

[rein]

looks like Ambilobe

 

[sandrachameleon]

I'd say ambilobe.
but I'm often wrong in my guesses.

what does the seller say?

 

[Jerm]

I also say ambilobe. The seller says ambanja. I think that their was a mixup because the seller also sells ambilobe that are this color. I have been breeding ambanjas for over 5 years now and have never seen one with the amount of red that this guy is already showing. Thanks for the opinions!

 

[Chameleon Caretaker]

If I thought I was getting a Ambaja and he turned out looking like that I would be very upset! He looks Ambilobe maybe even some Sambava in there.

 

[kenya]

I have never seen an ambilobe with such dark colors...are you sure he is pure locale?

 

[Jerm]

I have never seen an ambilobe with such dark colors...are you sure he is pure locale?

Actually, I don't know yet. I know that the breeder that he came from has ambanjas and ambilobe and he looks identical to the ambilobe's that he is offering for sale right now. I think that he sent me the wrong chameleon on accident. He is supposedly getting me photos of the parents soon and I will send him pics of this guy to determine if he did make a mistake or not. He is a nicely colored chameleon though, but I'm trying to get a mate for a female ambanja that I hatched earlier this year. I already have another male lined up that I will be getting near the end of January. This one i know will be a blue bar ambanja and it is coming from a different breeder that I have bought from in the past.