Short-horned Chameleon Emerging From The leaves 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.
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. Also from the Analavory Plateau in the northwest, within a narrow elevation band between 810 and 1,000 m. The short-horned chameleon is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, and lives in the forests around Andasibe-Mantadia National Park and Analamazaotra Special Reserve.
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, and has been found in agricultural land where trees are present, in roadside vegetation, and in trees near buildings.
Very little is known about this species' ecology, but in captivity it is known to feed on a wide variety of insects. Females have been observed laying 10 to 30 eggs, around 40 days after mating. Calumma brevicorne eggs have been reported to be vulnerable to predation by invasive rats. – Wikipedia
Short-horned Chameleon Emerging From The leaves 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.
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. Also from the Analavory Plateau in the northwest, within a narrow elevation band between 810 and 1,000 m. The short-horned chameleon is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, and lives in the forests around Andasibe-Mantadia National Park and Analamazaotra Special Reserve.
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, and has been found in agricultural land where trees are present, in roadside vegetation, and in trees near buildings.
Very little is known about this species' ecology, but in captivity it is known to feed on a wide variety of insects. Females have been observed laying 10 to 30 eggs, around 40 days after mating. Calumma brevicorne eggs have been reported to be vulnerable to predation by invasive rats. – Wikipedia