Calumma oshaughnessyi at night in Ranomafana

Very happy to find this exotic and colorful beautiful chameleon during a night tour in Ranomafana.

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Unat Kami

Katipo Spider

very very nice shot Ferdy with nice colors, but in my opinion this is a Calumma parsonii parsonii. I can tell that by the two overgrowth on his nose, this chameleon is a common species in Ranomafana if you get lower in altitude Posted 3 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you for the ID challenge, have changed it. Welcome to JungleDragon! Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. John Sullivan
    
    Lion
    
    I missed this one earlier. Not to bounce you around too much, but this is actually O'Shaughnessy's Chameleon (Calumma oshaughnessyi). Males of both Parson's and O'Shaughnessy's have the two rostral projections, and they are similar in size (though Parson's is somewhat larger). The most distinctive feature of O'Shaughnessy's is the bright blue or blue-green chin on adult males, clearly visible here. (The pattern of diagonal stripes is also pretty distinctive.) Both can be found in the Ranomafana area. Posted 2 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Always appreciate an ID correction, thank you so much! Posted 2 years ago

Calbost Niel

Lion

Wonderful Ferdy Posted 3 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, Niel! Posted 3 years ago

The O'shaughnessy's chameleon

O'Shaughnessy's chameleon (Calumma oshaughnessyi) is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. It was named after the British poet and herpetologist Arthur O'Shaughnessy.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By Ferdy Christant

Uploaded Jan 23, 2013. Captured Sep 8, 2012 18:27.

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