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Head closeup of male Panther chameleon in Madagascar Literally the &quot;forked leopard&quot;, because of the Panther Chameleon&#039;s leopard-like skin patterns and forked toes. There&#039;s a lot of interesting facts to know about this chameleon: 360 degree vision with the ability to observe and focus on two objects simultaneously. A myriad of color variations depending on local conditions. A tongue longer than their body, that can be launched at 20 to 30 times the body lenght per second. Ultraviolet sight. The ability to inflate itself to scare competitors. Claws optimized for holding on to even the smallest twig, and climbing the steepest trees. <br />
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Quite frankly, this beast is awesome. Furcifer pardalis,Geotagged,Madagascar,Panther chameleon,Pyreras Reserve Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Head closeup of male Panther chameleon in Madagascar

Literally the "forked leopard", because of the Panther Chameleon's leopard-like skin patterns and forked toes. There's a lot of interesting facts to know about this chameleon: 360 degree vision with the ability to observe and focus on two objects simultaneously. A myriad of color variations depending on local conditions. A tongue longer than their body, that can be launched at 20 to 30 times the body lenght per second. Ultraviolet sight. The ability to inflate itself to scare competitors. Claws optimized for holding on to even the smallest twig, and climbing the steepest trees.

Quite frankly, this beast is awesome.

    comments (4)

  1. The colours in this photograph are incredible. I'd be interested to see this one in black and white and how it may highlight the textures in the skin. Posted 12 years ago
    1. No problem, I'll email you the original file in a minute.

      Note that in this case I used a cross processing effect during post processing. That sounds like a confusing sentence, I know.
      Posted 12 years ago
      1. I received your email. I had a play around with it and I've sent you back the result. Let me know what you think :] Posted 12 years ago
        1. Love the B&W edit, nice one! Posted 12 years ago

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The Panther Chameleon is a species of chameleon. It lives in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar in a tropical forest biome. Additionally, it has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius.

Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Oct 8, 2012. Captured Sep 2, 2012 11:31 in 2, Madagascar.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/8.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO400
  • 105mm