Short-horned Chameleon Or Elephant Eared Chameleon (M) (Calumna brevicorne)
Island Of Madagascar
Off The East Coast Of Africa
Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
Calumma brevicorne, the short-horned chameleon, is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar. The most distinctive features of the short-horned chameleon are its large, ear-like occipital lobes, and the short bony appendage that projects from the snout of the male.
The short-horned chameleon is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, and is calculated to have a population density of 2.4 chameleons ha−1 in the forests around Andasibe-Mantadia National Park and Analamazaotra Special Reserve.
C. brevicornis is endemic to Madagascar and has a broad latitudinal distribution in eastern Madagascar, between the Anosy Mountains in the south and the Tsaratanana Massif in the north, and has also been confirmed from the Analavory Plateau in the northwest, within a narrow elevation band between 810 and 1,000 m. The few verified records of this species are scattered over an area of at least 38,000 km.
This species occurs within mid-altitude humid forest, where it is more commonly found in open vegetation associated with edges and disturbed areas. It is tolerant of some degree of habitat modification. – Wikipedia
Short-horned Chameleon Or Elephant Eared Chameleon (M) (Calumna brevicorne)
Island Of Madagascar
Off The East Coast Of Africa
Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
Calumma brevicorne, the short-horned chameleon, is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar. The most distinctive features of the short-horned chameleon are its large, ear-like occipital lobes, and the short bony appendage that projects from the snout of the male.
The short-horned chameleon is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, and is calculated to have a population density of 2.4 chameleons ha−1 in the forests around Andasibe-Mantadia National Park and Analamazaotra Special Reserve.
C. brevicornis is endemic to Madagascar and has a broad latitudinal distribution in eastern Madagascar, between the Anosy Mountains in the south and the Tsaratanana Massif in the north, and has also been confirmed from the Analavory Plateau in the northwest, within a narrow elevation band between 810 and 1,000 m. The few verified records of this species are scattered over an area of at least 38,000 km.
This species occurs within mid-altitude humid forest, where it is more commonly found in open vegetation associated with edges and disturbed areas. It is tolerant of some degree of habitat modification. – Wikipedia