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Chameleons, Madagascar 1997

All images are the property of Rhett Butler, copyright 2002.
Contact me regarding use and reproduction.

Learn more about Madagascar: Environmental profile, Lemurs, Lac Alaotra

CHAMELEONS






















Blue-nosed Chameleon (Calumma boettgeri) (Montagne d' Ambre)
Blue-nosed Chameleon (Calumma boettgeri)
Blue-nosed Chameleon (Montagne d' Ambre)
Blue-nosed Chameleon
Calumma boettgeri (Montagne d' Ambre)
Calumma boettgeri
Brookesia minima chameleon size comparison (Montagne d' Ambre)
Brookesia minima chameleon size comparison
Brookesia minima on pack of gum (Montagne d' Ambre)
Brookesia minima on pack of gum
Brookesia chameleon in soil (Montagne d' Ambre)
Brookesia chameleon in soil
Gray Pardalis chameleon (Andasibe)
Gray Pardalis chameleon
Fucifer chameleon on arm (Andasibe)
Fucifer chameleon on arm
Panther Chameleon in Perinet (Andasibe)
Panther Chameleon in Perinet
Panther Chameleon catching insect with tongue (Andasibe)
Panther Chameleon catching insect with tongue
Chameleon on tree trunk (Andasibe)
Chameleon on tree trunk
Furcifer chameleon (Andasibe)
Furcifer chameleon
Panther chameleon having just swallowed insect (Andasibe)
Panther chameleon having just swallowed insect
nosy komba panther cham (Nosy Komba)
nosy komba panther cham
orange panther chameleon (Ankarana)
orange panther chameleon
oustaletts chameleon (Diego Suarez)
oustaletts chameleon
andasibe (Andasibe)
andasibe
Calumma nasuta (Andasibe)
Calumma nasuta
Parson's chameleon in highland forest of Madagascar (Andasibe)
Parson's chameleon in highland forest of Madagascar
Parson's chameleon (Andasibe)
Parson's chameleon
Calumma parsoni chameleon near Perinet (Andasibe)
Calumma parsoni chameleon near Perinet
Calumma parsoni shedding skin (Andasibe)
Calumma parsoni shedding skin
Calumma parsoni chameleon (Andasibe)
Calumma parsoni chameleon
Calumma parsoni chameleon near Andasibe (Andasibe)
Calumma parsoni chameleon near Andasibe
Calumma parsoni feeding, tongue sequence (Andasibe)
Calumma parsoni feeding, tongue sequence
Furcifer gastrotaenia chameleon (Andasibe)
Furcifer gastrotaenia chameleon
Baby Furcifer oustaleti chameleon (Tsingy de Bemaraha)
Baby Furcifer oustaleti chameleon
Baby Furcifer oustaleti (Tsingy de Bemaraha)
Baby Furcifer oustaleti
Baby oustaleti chameleon  (Tsingy de Bemaraha)
Baby oustaleti chameleon
Furcifer oustaleti chameleon (Tsingy de Bemaraha)
Furcifer oustaleti chameleon
Furcifer oustaleti chameleon at Bekopaka (Tsingy de Bemaraha)
Furcifer oustaleti chameleon at Bekopaka

Jeweled chameleon at Bekopaka
Furcifer lateralis chameleon ready to eat insect (Berenty)
Furcifer lateralis chameleon ready to eat insect
Furcifer lateralis (green) (Berenty)
Furcifer lateralis (green)
Furcifer lateralis green & at Berenty (Berenty)
Furcifer lateralis green & at Berenty
Furcifer lateralis chameleon near Ifasina (Ifasina / Antoetra)
Furcifer lateralis chameleon near Ifasina
Jeweled Chameleon (Furcifer lateralis) (Ifasina / Antoetra)
Jeweled Chameleon (Furcifer lateralis)
Furcifer lateralis (Jeweled chameleon) near Ifasina (Ifasina / Antoetra)
Furcifer lateralis (Jeweled chameleon) near Ifasina
Jeweled chameleon (Furcifer lateralis) near Isalo (Isalo)
Jeweled chameleon (Furcifer lateralis) near Isalo
Green Jeweled chameleon near Isalo (Isalo)
Green Jeweled chameleon near Isalo
Bright green Jeweled chameleon near Isalo (Isalo)
Bright green Jeweled chameleon near Isalo
Green Furcifer lateralis chameleon (Isalo)
Green Furcifer lateralis chameleon
Bright green Furcifer lateralis chameleon near Isalo (Isalo)
Bright green Furcifer lateralis chameleon near Isalo
Baby oustaleti chameleon on hand (Kirindy)
Baby oustaleti chameleon on hand
Panther chameleon's prehensile tail (Maroantsetra)
Panther chameleon's prehensile tail
Furcifer pardalis chameleon (Maroantsetra)
Furcifer pardalis chameleon
Pardalis chameleon near Maroantsetra (Maroantsetra)
Pardalis chameleon near Maroantsetra
Furcifer pardalis chameleon in Maroantsetra (head shot) (Maroantsetra)
Furcifer pardalis chameleon in Maroantsetra (head shot)
Young Panther chameleon (Maroantsetra)
Young Panther chameleon
Brookesia superciliaris sleeping on leaf (Masoala NP)
Brookesia superciliaris sleeping on leaf
Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon on twig (Masoala NP)
Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon on twig
Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon on leaf (Masoala NP)
Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon on leaf
Brookesia superciliaris playing dead (Masoala NP)
Brookesia superciliaris playing dead
Brookesia superciliaris (Masoala NP)
Brookesia superciliaris
Brookesia superciliaris chameleon in leaf litter (Masoala NP)
Brookesia superciliaris chameleon in leaf litter
Brookesia superciliaris chameleon, Masoala NP (Masoala NP)
Brookesia superciliaris chameleon, Masoala NP
Peyrieras' Pygmy Chameleon (Brookesia peyrierasi) (Masoala NP)
Peyrieras' Pygmy Chameleon (Brookesia peyrierasi)
Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon in palm (Masoala NP)
Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon in palm
Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon in hand (Masoala NP)
Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon in hand
Brookesia peyrierasi in palm of hand (Masoala NP)
Brookesia peyrierasi in palm of hand
Calumma nasuta (sleeping on a leaf in the Masoala rainforest) (Masoala NP)
Calumma nasuta (sleeping on a leaf in the Masoala rainforest)
Calumma nasuta chameleon (Masoala NP)
Calumma nasuta chameleon
Furcifer pardalis (breeding coloration) (Masoala NP)
Furcifer pardalis (breeding coloration)
Furcifer campani  (Andingitra)
Furcifer campani
Furcifer campani  (Andingitra)
Furcifer campani
Adult pardalis chameleon (Nosy Mangabe)
Adult pardalis chameleon
Calumma brevicornis (Andasibe-)
Calumma brevicornis
Calumma brevicornis (Andasibe)
Calumma brevicornis
Calumma brevicornis (Andasibe)
Calumma brevicornis
Calumma Parsonii (Andasibe)
Calumma Parsonii
Calumma Parsonii (Andasibe)
Calumma Parsonii
Calumma Parsoniia (Andasibe)
Calumma Parsoniia
Calumma Parsoniia (Andasibe)
Calumma Parsoniia
Calumma Parsonii (Andasibe)
Calumma Parsonii
Calumma Parsoniia (Andasibe)
Calumma Parsoniia
Calumma Parsoniia (Andasibe)
Calumma Parsoniia
Calumma Parsoniia (Andasibe)
Calumma Parsoniia
Calumma Parsonii (Andasibe)
Calumma Parsonii
Furcifer gastrotaenia (Andasibe)
Furcifer gastrotaenia
Furcifer gastrotaenia (Andasibe)
Furcifer gastrotaenia
Brookesia superciliaris chameleon (Ranomafana N.P.)
Brookesia superciliaris chameleon
Brookesia thieli chameleon (Ranomafana N.P.)
Brookesia thieli chameleon
Calumma brevicornis (female) (Ranomafana N.P.)
Calumma brevicornis (female)
Calumma brevicornis (sleeping male) (Ranomafana N.P.)
Calumma brevicornis (sleeping male)
Calumma brevicornis chameleon (female) (Ranomafana N.P.)
Calumma brevicornis chameleon (female)
Calumma nasutus chameleon (Ranomafana N.P.)
Calumma nasutus chameleon
Calumma nasutus chameleon on hand (Ranomafana N.P.)
Calumma nasutus chameleon on hand
Calumma parsonii (juvenile) (Ranomafana N.P.)
Calumma parsonii (juvenile)
Calumma parsonii chameleon (Ranomafana N.P.)
Calumma parsonii chameleon
Calumma brevicornis (male) (Ranomafana N.P.)
Calumma brevicornis (male)
Calumma globifer chameleon (Ranomafana N.P.)
Calumma globifer chameleon
Furcifer lateralis (juvenile) (Ranomafana N.P.)
Furcifer lateralis (juvenile)
Furcifer willsii (Female) (Ranomafana N.P.)
Furcifer willsii (Female)
Furcifer willsii (Female) (Ranomafana N.P.)
Furcifer willsii (Female)
Furcifer willsii (Male) (Ranomafana N.P.)
Furcifer willsii (Male)



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