color variation

[mas0ud]

hi

I'm new and glad to be here

I'm researching about chameleons for months and I had a veiled chameleon few years ago

recently I was wondering which species of chameleons have most the variety? I think it's panther, is it true or not?

is there any more colorful chameleon than panther?

and how many years or months take a baby panther to become colorful?

 

[carol5208]

usually by about 6 months the panthers are showing some nice coloring. Some start sooner. Veilds are beautiful too but mostly green and yellow, brown, and some blues. The panthers are the most colorful in my opinion.

 

[Olimpia]

Yes, I might venture to say that the panthers have a lot of variety, more than other species. I'm not sure of any other species that are divided into so many varieties. However, the carpet chameleons are also really beautiful in my opinion. But there isn't as much variation within the species, if that's what you're asking.

My Ambilobe panther took a good 7 months to start showing nice blues and greens, but all my other ones (ambilobe cross, nosy be, ambanja-nosy faly mix...) they all showed blues and reds from as early as 2-3 months old. They already were colorful, just not like they would be as adults.

 

[mas0ud]

thank you both for the answers

as you mentioned, it seems that panthers have most variations

is it possible to predict adult patterns in baby panthers? is there any article about it I can read? cause I like green and blue panthers more than reds

 

[millerman6401]

carpets are pretty colorfull from the pics ive seen but ive never had one so i dont know if they change colors as much as panthers do.

 

[Olimpia]

is it possible to predict adult patterns in baby panthers? is there any article about it I can read? cause I like green and blue panthers more than reds

Yes, absolutely. Not with a 100% accuracy, but yet certainly. The different types, or locales, have a sort of type "standard" that most individuals follow. Let's say the bell curve of what's normal.

For example, a Nosy Be (the mostly blue ones) will mostly produce more blue offspring. The chances of this are highly increased if you buy from parents that are captive born and who have a lineage of all being "true blue," so you can expect that your baby will most likely be another true blue Nosy Be. Where as buying from wild caught parents, for example, will still get you a blue chameleon but he will have more chance of having red or yellow freckling. In this case you're still very sure it's going to be blue but you will have a little more variation than the true blues.

Other locales will also follow their locale type. They might not look exactly like their fathers, but you also have a good chance of the offspring following the norm.

This is not to say that sometimes the offspring look better or worse than their fathers, it's all a genetics game after all. Sometimes you get sons that completely surpass their fathers in looks. So while you still have a fair chance of knowing what you're getting, there is still surprise.

I hope that made sense!