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Calumma fallax in Ranomafana 2 Well bummer. My notes are incomplete and I'm not being succesful at identifying this yellow/blue chameleon we found in Ranomafana National Park. Help is greatly appreciated. Calumma fallax,Madagascar,Ranomafana National Park Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Calumma fallax in Ranomafana 2

Well bummer. My notes are incomplete and I'm not being succesful at identifying this yellow/blue chameleon we found in Ranomafana National Park. Help is greatly appreciated.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Credits for the specie identification go to Nick Garbutt, a wildlife photography legend:

    http://www.nickgarbutt.com/     Posted 12 years ago

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The Short-nosed deceptive chameleon

''Calumma fallax'' is a species of chameleon endemic to eastern Madagascar, where its type locality is the Ikongo forest. It was first described by Mocquard in 1900 as ''Chamaeleon fallax'', and it was first described as ''Calumma fallax'' in 1986. It is a member of the Chamaeleoninae nominotypical subfamily of chameleons, and is believed to be found over an area of 2,057 km2 , although the population is unknown.

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Uploaded Jan 8, 2013. Captured Sep 8, 2012 10:37.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/5.6
  • 1/200s
  • ISO6400
  • 105mm