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Es una especie de camaleón originario de Madagascar de talla grande y colores característicos. La especie puede presentar diversas coloraciones, más o menos características de los diferentes lugares malgaches en donde se encuentre.
Panther chameleon
Camaleón pantera
((Furcifer pardalis)
Jeffrey the chameleon is only two years old (the boys live until they are 8-9; girls to 7-8). However, sadly, his beautiful markings are being invaded by grey skin lesions, most very small at present but a larger one has just developed behind his head, which are cancerous according to the Royal Veterinary College.
You could have had two brand new chameleons for the price of that op and biopsy but I apparently miss the point about a pet and that it is not a simple cost benefit analysis (unless you are paying). Jeffrey will be looked after with great care and will not be allowed to suffer. For the moment we can continue to enjoy his photogenic colourful cold-blooded company.
Too wet to go out today so here's another one from the wonderful reptile shoot in Bournemouth with Captive Light in November. Nice detail viewed large if you'd like to.
Es la especie de camaleón de mayor longitud.
Se alimenta de muchos tipos de animales, desde insectos hasta aves y pequeños mamíferos.
Malagasy giant chameleon
Camaleón gigante de Madagascar
(Furcifer oustaleti )
The Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) is named for the casque that is particularly large on adult males. Chameleons in general are one of the most highly adapted reptiles on the planet, with skin that changes colors to express moods, dexterous prehensile tails that are used as fifth legs, tongues that rocket from their mouths with 50 Gs...about five times more force than an F16 fighter jet!
The veiled is one of 160 or so chameleon species in the world, and is also that which is most commonly available in the North American pet trade. While these captive born lizards are more hardy than wild caught specimens, they still require a great deal of specialized care and should never be kept in an aquarium.
The little lady photographed here lives in captivity.
También conocido como el camaleón Antimena, es una especie de camaleón que es endémica del suroeste de Madagascar.
White-lined chameleon
(Furcifer antimena)
It took me ages to convince it to pose like this, really!
The closer you get, the narrower the depth of field. So if you can get your subject flat in the focal plane, it sure helps. I stopped down to f6.3. Didn't want to stop down further... it's a crop sensor. To make things trickier, there is always some wind. So the branch moves to and fro. And you need to wait for that glint in the eye AND for the branch to be calm. Unfortunately it wouldn't stick its tongue out.
Even though it can't fly away, it's still alert and if you move too quick, it can flee the scene quicker than you would expect!
Feel free to zoom in on that eye. 😉
single shot. no stacking. minimal editing
photo taken through glass
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I've been back to CaptiveLight in Bournemouth for another very enjoyable day photographing amphibians and reptiles in a studio setting. Unfortunately (for me), I decided to try a different lens this time and it's one I'm not very familiar with, so I'm not as happy with the results as I was on my first visit. Lesson learned. Stick to the tried and tested! Anyway, it means I may 'muck about' with my images a bit more this time. :)
.... the common name for about 80 species of small to medium-size lizards composing the family Chamaeleontidae.
Thanks to you all ! Your appreciation has made this one too to explore, my 75th (Jul 8, 2009 #488)
The rose variety 'Chameleon' is known as 'the rose collection in one plant', due to its ever-changing colourful blooms. It makes a wonderful feature shrub, low informal hedge or long flowering pot plant for the patio as it also has a light fragrance. As each head of flowers finishes it should be trimmed back to a healthy bud to make way for the next emerging burst of flowers and in this way it will flower throughout the warmer months of the year.
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This is my favourite rose, the perfect rose. Perfect because the petals are such a beautiful shape, because it changes colour, slowly from white to yellow to pink. At the moment I have white, yellow and pink roses flowering on the same bush. AND, perfect, because insects don't like eating it!
i hate that this is so busy looking, but i guess thats the point.
i feel awful about my photography lately, i hope it's just a phase.
Es endémico del este de Madagascar.Solo el macho tiene una nariz tan espectacular.
Lance-nosed chameleon
Camaleón nariz de lanza
(Calumma gallus)
Puede desplegar su lengua hasta alcanzar dos veces la longitud de su cuerpo en 0,07 segundos.
Lo que la distingue es su velocidad, un camaleón puede disparar la lengua a un objetivo a velocidades de hasta 100 kilómetros por hora.
Panther chameleon
Camaleón pantera
(Furcifer pardalis)
This watercolor can be found in my latest handbook Biodiversity & Evolution Of The Animal World - A Brief History Of Animals released the 22/09/2016
Yay! Yesterday I finally found my first Knysna Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion damaranum)!
These tiny little camouflaged lizards can only ever be found in the Knysna forests... and they are notoriously difficult to spot! I first noticed this one on a tree trunk... completely brown and blended-in... and basking in a small patch of sunlight. But by the time I'd got my camera out (and on the tripod) and was ready to take a photo... he (or she) was already partially shaded. So I decided to carefully move him (or her) onto a fully-lit fern-leaf... where she (or he) immediately turned a bright shade of green... and then posed politely for a few minutes before slowly ambling off again. Wow... how cool was that! I sure wouldn't mind being able to change the colour of my skin... to blend-in better with my surroundings! :)
Although I wasn't entirely surprised that this chameleon was able to change from brown to green in less than 30 seconds... I must admit that until this morning... I had absolutely no idea how it was able to perform this little magic trick. We all know that chameleons are masters of camouflage and can change colour at the drop of a hat... but I wonder how many of us have seriously considered how that could even be achieved?
There are only two ways that we can possibly see things. Either the thing that we are seeing is emitting light (like the sun or a light-bulb)... or it's reflecting certain wavelengths of the emitted light (from the sun or light-bulb). When something appears green to us... it simply means that the object is absorbing all the wavelengths of light except green. An object that appears black is absorbing the full spectrum of (visible) light... and an object that appears pure white is reflecting everything and absorbing nothing.
Since chameleons are clearly not emitting light... they must somehow be able to change the way that their skins reflect the light. After some consultations with my Google Guru... I discovered how they do it.
Unlike squid and octopi which can change colour by accumulating (and dispersing) pigments within their skin cells... chameleons have two thick layers of special skin cells known as Iridophore cells (iridescent cells that have pigment)... which reflect the light differently when the skin is relaxed than when it is tense. The iridophore cells contain nanocrystals of different sizes and shapes... and the dramatic colour change is achieved simply by relaxing or tensing the upper layer of these cells. When the skin is relaxed the nanocrystals in the iridophore cells are very close together... and thus reflect only the shorter wavelengths of light (like blue and green). But as soon as the chameleon gets excited (or angry)... these skin-cells tense up and the nanocrystals move apart... reflecting only the longer wavelengths (like yellow, orange and red).
However... I also learned that only adult male chameleons are able to change colour. Females and young chameleons are mostly a dull colour due to a very reduced upper layer of iridophore cells.
So... it appears that this little guy (not girl) was feeling very relaxed while posing for me on this fern-leaf.
Now I know something new. And if you're still reading this... then you do too. :)