US Furcifer oustaleti babies

[scags]

I have a clutch of oustaleti that are starting to hatch, first one hatched today. Should be around 10+ available in about 2-3 months. Please email me if interested.
[email protected]
$200 per or $500 for 3. Shipping additional U.S. only
Photos attached of first hatchling, and the mother.

 

[ERKleRose]

He’s so stinkin’ cute!!! (at least I’m guessing male if they’re sexed via hemipenal bulge)
And the mom is absolutely gorgeous, too! I didn’t know they could get colors like that!
I wish I could have enough room for one!

 

[scags]

He’s so stinkin’ cute!!! (at least I’m guessing male if they’re sexed via hemipenal bulge)
And the mom is absolutely gorgeous, too! I didn’t know they could get colors like that!
I wish I could have enough room for one!

Yep, first one that hatched is a nice healthy male. His mom was beautiful in her gravid colors.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Very nice!! I have not seen captive bred Furcifer oustaleti babies available for sale for a long time.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[iPardalis]

I have a clutch of oustaleti that are starting to hatch, first one hatched today. Should be around 10+ available in about 2-3 months. Please email me if interested.
[email protected]
$200 per or $500 for 3. Shipping additional U.S. only
Photos attached of first hatchling, and the mother.

Was she WC? What did the sire look like?

 

[scags]

Was she WC? What did the sire look like?

The mother was a wild caught import. As I’m sure you are aware, males are pretty much the same across the board. I’m not sure if this was a retained clutch or if she mated with my male. As she was paired with my male, but no mating was observed.
Her colors were the best I’ve seen though. So I’m excited to see these babies grow up.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

The mother was a wild caught import. As I’m sure you are aware, males are pretty much the same across the board. I’m not sure if this was a retained clutch or if she mated with my male. As she was paired with my male, but no mating was observed.
Her colors were the best I’ve seen though. So I’m excited to see these babies grow up.

Actually Furcifer oustaleti as a species shows alot of variation across the species native range. The was some talk of breaking the species into multiple species.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[scags]

Actually Furcifer oustaleti as a species shows alot of variation across the species native range. The was some talk of breaking the species into multiple species.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

Really! That’s amazing. I’ve seen quite a bit of variation amongst the ones in captivity, but not like you see in pardalis.
Are there any good examples showing the differences or variation?
I can see differences in mine- but it’s based on mood and environmental factors.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Really! That’s amazing. I’ve seen quite a bit of variation amongst the ones in captivity, but not like you see in pardalis.
Are there any good examples showing the differences or variation?
I can see differences in mine- but it’s based on mood and environmental factors.

When you have the oppertunity look at an Ambanja Furcifer oustaleti compared to a central highland Furcifer oustaleti. Those two do not look as though they are the same species. There are other variations too.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[ERKleRose]

When you have the oppertunity look at an Ambanja Furcifer oustaleti compared to a central highland Furcifer oustaleti. Those two do not look as though they are the same species. There are other variations too.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

I just did, it’s insane! Thanks for the information, as always your knowledge amazes me! I never knew there were multiple variations!

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

I just did, it’s insane! Thanks for the information, as always your knowledge amazes me! I never knew there were multiple variations!

Niels Pederson (Sp?!?) had a online site (Chameleons DK) that listed about 6 Furcifer oustaleti locals. I think Niels has stopped maintaining that site though.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[ERKleRose]

Niels Pederson (Sp?!?) had a online site (Chameleons DK) that listed about 6 Furcifer oustaleti locals. I think Niels has stopped maintaining that site though.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

I’ll definitely try to find it, thank you so much!

 

[scags]

When you have the oppertunity look at an Ambanja Furcifer oustaleti compared to a central highland Furcifer oustaleti. Those two do not look as though they are the same species. There are other variations too.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

Super interesting. I also found this, which I read before- stating how the verrucosus found in the south eastern part of Madagascar may be a sub species of verrucosus.

Unfortunately with my Oustalet’s I do not know the locale from which they originated. So keeping pure bloodlines may be impossible in captivity.

 

[scags]

More pics incoming today! Almost all have hatched.

 

[scags]

Update- 7 fully hatched, 3 more with heads poking out of egg, and 3 more eggs that look close to hatching- plus several more yellow eggs with no signs of hatching- may be duds.

Out of the 7 that are fully hatched, it appears that 1-3 are females and 4 are males, but it’s incredibly difficult to know for sure. They’re a little more difficult to sex than panthers.

Photos attached for your viewing of pleasure

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Super interesting. I also found this, which I read before- stating how the verrucosus found in the south eastern part of Madagascar may be a sub species of verrucosus.

Unfortunately with my Oustalet’s I do not know the locale from which they originated. So keeping pure bloodlines may be impossible in captivity.

There is a sub species for Furcifer verrucosus. The sub species is Furcifer verrucosus semicristatus. Furcifer verrucosus semicristatus is the male Red Headed Furcifer verrucosus. The normal Furcifer verrucosus are the male Blue or Green Headed Furcifer verrucosus.

I think to ID locales for Furcifer oustaleti you would have to obtain local information from exporters or importers.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[scags]

There is a sub species for Furcifer verrucosus. The sub species is Furcifer verrucosus semicristatus. Furcifer verrucosus semicristatus is the male Red Headed Furcifer verrucosus. The normal Furcifer verrucosus are the male Blue or Green Headed Furcifer verrucosus.

I think to ID locales for Furcifer oustaleti you would have to obtain local information from exporters or importers.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

Aaah, yeah I do remember reading F verrucosus semicristatus a while back.
I’ve never seen a red headed male in captivity, so my guess is that we get the verrucosus from Toliar and other southwest locations. I also wouldn’t be surprised if the verrucosus were introduced further north so collectors could easily collect when needed.

Unfortunately I have no information where the oustaleti were collected.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Aaah, yeah I do remember reading F verrucosus semicristatus a while back.
I’ve never seen a red headed male in captivity, so my guess is that we get the verrucosus from Toliar and other southwest locations. I also wouldn’t be surprised if the verrucosus were introduced further north so collectors could easily collect when needed.

Unfortunately I have no information where the oustaleti were collected.

Ft. Dauphin is where Red Headed Furcifer verrucosus semicristatus are from. The males from this local look great. However the females look spectacular with their Purple and Red Body colors. I hatched a small clutch of Furcifer verrucosus semicristatus when I owned a WC pair in the late 1990's. The species is worthy of an occasional import.

A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar (Glaw and Vences), Third Edition has got some great pictures of Red Headed male and female Furcifer verrucosus semicristatus. Plus there are a couple pictures of Furcifer oustaleti locals.

Good luck locating Furcifer oustaleti import local information.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[scags]

Ft. Dauphin is where Red Headed Furcifer verrucosus semicristatus are from. The males from this local look great. However the females look spectacular with their Purple and Red Body colors. I hatch a small clutch of Furcifer verrucosus semicristatus when I owned a WC pair in the late 1990's. The species is worthy of an occasional import.

A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar (Glaw and Vences), Third Edition has got some great pictures of Red Headed male and female Furcifer verrucosus semicristatus. Plus there are a couple pictures of Furcifer oustaleti locals.

Good luck locating Furcifer oustaleti import local information.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

I’ll have to pick that book up, thanks for the recommendation.
I’ll try to find an exporter/collector that can get a few semicristatus- but my guess is that it will be an uphill endeavor.

 

[kinyonga]

Many years ago I had a couple of furcifer oustaleti that were very unusual both in size and colouration…but could never find out anything about where they were from (locale). The male was absolutely huge and had a lot of dark brown markings that were not like any other one I had ever seen.