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From yesterdays botanical foray to Cunninghams Gap in the Main Range National Park, SE Queensland, Australia.
In daintree rainforest it can rain 4 meters in a year and most of the rain falls in the period of a month
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class; Reptilia
Order; Squamata (scaled reptiles, all lizards and snakes)
Suborder; Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus/species: Brookesia stumpffi
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: This small chameleon grows up to 9 cm (3.5 in).
DISTRIBUTION/HABITAT: Northern Madagascar and on several offshore islands. Commonly found in primary rainforest, dry forests, and secondary vegetation.
DIET IN THE WILD: It hunts in the leaf litter of the forest floor during the day, where it feeds on insects such a crickets, cockroaches, grasshoppers, and moths. At night it sleeps on branches of small shrubs about 30–80 cm (1–3 ft) above the ground.
PREDATORS: Probably snakes, birds, small mammals.
REPRODUCTION: Females lay between 3 to 5 eggs in depressions under dead leaves on the forest floor.
LIFE SPAN: About 3 years.
CONSERVATION: IUCN Red List) Least Concern (LC).
This chameleon occurs in a fairly large area and seems relatively adaptable to disturbed habitats; however, its popularity in the pet trade as well as pressure from slash and burn farming pose possible threats
REMARKS: Can rapidly change colors to blend with the forest leaf litter to avoid predators.
When disturbed these chameleons will play dead, resembling a fallen leaf. The Brookesia species are often called “leaf chameleons” because their small body and morphology resembling a leaf makes them highly cryptic when on the ground.
Madagascar MA14
References
California Academy of Sciences Docent Rainforest Training Manual 2014
IUCN Red List www.iucnredlist.org/details/176297/0
Encyclopedia of Life eol.org/pages/1057220/details
6-22-12, 11-1-14
Lara Trupelli.
This celebration was hosted by Lara & Gar Truppelli at the Lake Chalet Seafood Bar & Grill in Oakland, California.