Life in Cold Blood

That happened real quick but it is a member of the Calumma brevicorne complex. I can't wait to get the dvds of this!
 
Kent67 said:
That happened real quick but it is a member of the Calumma brevicorne complex. I can't wait to get the dvds of this!
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Thanks Kent! I knew I could count on you to deliver a speedy response to my taxonomic question! Isn't that just one of the most beautiful chameleons you have ever seen! Are they ever imported; I have never seen one before? I completely agree with you, this DVD is going to be a must-have on my list! Thanks again for your insight!

-Cala-
 
I watched the video, but am not sure cham you are talking about, what second does it happen at?
 
I believe that is actually a Calumma brevicorne after watching it again. I've not seen one displaying like that before. The males are usually more of brownish/greyish color when not displaying. Unfortunately, this species has been restricted from export by the Convention on Internation Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) since 1995. Maybe someday small quotas of some of these species will be allowed out again, but I'm not holding my breath anymore.
 
It is a Calumma brevicornis.

It's a species that has a fairly large range in Madagascar and thus one found in the north are radically different than the ones found say in the east. IMHO it's another species that needs some proper sub-species designations.

t
 
Trace said:
It is a Calumma brevicornis.

It's a species that has a fairly large range in Madagascar and thus one found in the north are radically different than the ones found say in the east. IMHO it's another species that needs some proper sub-species designations.

t
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Trace,

"C. brevicornis" was split into 6 new additional species the end of 2006 in addition to the already described species. I agree with Kent though, its what is now regarded as Calumma brevicorne I believe.

Chris
 
Just wanted to make sure everyone knows that multiple episodes of this series are airing tonight in the US on Animal Planet. On the west coast, the lizards episode is on at 10pm and has a 10+ minute segment on chameleons that includes some really fantastic footage.
 
The first episode which is about reptiles can be watched on Veoh.com
You have to download the VEoh player though or else it will only let you watch the first 5 minutes of it. The veoh player is safe, and i've used it plenty of times.

The link to the full length episode is
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v6292546DbMNNrGP
 
I have seen the whole series on tv. As well as the lizard episode it is well worth watching the amphibian one and the final one about crocodiles. The only episode I didn't watch in its entirity was the snake one as I can't stand to see the feeding footage.
 
Saw the one on lizard courtship today "dragons of the dry".

Very good. One of the wierd things was the melleri. The melleri we most often see here are from Tanzania. The ones on the show were from Malawi.

it's very clear that they're different - especially their horns. these had very robust, very strong looking rostral horns. The majority of Tanzanian melleri have tiny horns, and most of them seem to just fall off in time. There's probably some behavioral reason for the difference.
 
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