Size does not matter

I could use your help identifying this small chameleon. It is captured in Pyreras Reserve, Mandraka, Madagascar at September 2012. The guide's thumb gives a good indication of its size.

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Máximo H

Bullet Ant

Brookesia minima? Posted 12 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for helping out. When checking photos of Brookesia minima, I'm not sure. Their heads look not as round as this specie? Posted 12 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Possibly a female Calumma brevicorne? Posted 12 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for helping out. Hmmm, I'm in doubt. Do female Calumma brevicorne (Short-horned chameleon) not have horns? I read they vary greatly in size, but nothing yet on horn which this one seems to lack. tough one! Posted 12 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Female brevicornes do not have the nostral appendage but I think you are right and this is not one. It was the ear flaps that made me think of this one. With so many different species..this is quite a challenge! Posted 12 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  If they don't have the nostral appendage, you could very well be right Claire! Posted 12 years ago

John Sullivan

Lion

Looks like a young Calumma globifer to me. (Definitely not a Brookesia.) Posted 9 years ago

The Globe-horned chameleon

The Globe-horned chameleon is a large species of chameleon that is endemic to isolated pockets of humid primary forest in eastern and south eastern Madagascar. It is listed on CITES Appendix II, meaning that trade in this species is regulated.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards

Species identified by Ferdy Christant