What local is this?

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Here one for all of you. I have seen this picture from time to time and was wondering if anyone on the forum knows were this panther local is located?

http://www.mongabay.com/images/madagascar/orange_panther_chameleon.gif

 

[pssh]

I dunno, but my boyfriend has a female sambava that turns a very similar color while basking. Maybe just a teeny bit lighter.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

At first glance it seems like it could pass as a baby Parsons or baby F. balteatus its not though its a pardalis.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Anyone who has gone herping in Madagascar seen these phases of Panther chameleons and know what local the are from?

 

[CleanLineChameleons]

Its clearly a male pardalis...but as far as "locale", thats tough. I honestly see a lot of Ankaramy in him....I would say somewhere around there...and I have seen orange tented Anks before...just not that orange but the bone structure looks very Ank-like.

Chris

 

[Syn]

The website it came from is really neat,
http://photos.wildmadagascar.org/images/1997orange_panther_chameleon.shtml

http://photos.wildmadagascar.org/highlights_reptiles.html

Though I'm going to have to say Ankaramy.

 

[Kent67]

Not sure, but some other ideas were discussed here: https://www.chameleonforums.com/orange-panther-6250/

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Sorry Kent I did not see that thread.