Looking for reference of Jackson's Chameleons different colors

[irradiatedsnakes]

Hello! I'm looking for references of the different colors/patterns Jackson's chameleons can turn, and for what reasons they'd change colors. I've been searching around these and other forums, and haven't come up with all that much concrete info. Using this for personal character design reasons, btw! If anyone has photos of the different color/pattern states, that would be incredibly helpful. Thanks!

 

[Livingstons Lizards]

The book Mountain Dragons is excellent for the Jackson's across Kenya.

 

[kinyonga]

Not likely the answers you're looking for but might be of some interest to you....
https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/sexual-dimorphism-in-trioceros-jacksonii.171126/

http://www.chameleonnews.com/10JulManchen.html

 

[irradiatedsnakes]

@Livingstons Lizards @kinyonga thank you both so much for the help!

 

[kinyonga]

You might want to look at Mary Lovein's book...Chameleons in the Garden. It's written about Jackson's chameleons in her garden in Hawaii. There are lots of photos in it.

 

[Livingstons Lizards]

When you say reasons for the color change. Do you mean reason behind the different locale forms?

 

[irradiatedsnakes]

When you say reasons for the color change. Do you mean reason behind the different locale forms?

Nah- sorry for the bad wording- I mean like how they change color to show stress/breeding colors/and so on. Found a good thread on this site with plenty of stress colors photos compared to their normal look, though!

 

[JacksJill]

Dark all over - cold or stressed
Dark on one side toward the light, green on the other - basking, dark to maximize absorption.
Triangle pattern of different greens - feeling exposed, commonly seen on babies
Green with blueish areas - content, warm enough or on display or on the hunt.
Light washed out green - too warm

 

[bbyoda]

Dark all over - cold or stressed
Dark on one side toward the light, green on the other - basking, dark to maximize absorption.
Triangle pattern of different greens - feeling exposed, commonly seen on babies
Green with blueish areas - content, warm enough or on display or on the hunt.
Light washed out green - too warm

This would be a fun blog post if you have pics to go with each option.

 

[JacksJill]

I have some of the pictures to match but they are of the wrong sub species.

 

[irradiatedsnakes]

Dark all over - cold or stressed
Dark on one side toward the light, green on the other - basking, dark to maximize absorption.
Triangle pattern of different greens - feeling exposed, commonly seen on babies
Green with blueish areas - content, warm enough or on display or on the hunt.
Light washed out green - too warm

Noted, thanks so much, that's super helpful! You mentioned you had pics of the wrong subspecies, tbh if it's not much trouble I'd still love to see those, if that's alright!

 

[JacksJill]

It will take me some time to collect them but will try. Here are some pictures that might help for now. A comparison of four T.j.j. females from the same clutch

 

[irradiatedsnakes]

It will take me some time to collect them but will try. Here are some pictures that might help for now. A comparison of four T.j.j. females from the same clutch

very cool, tysm for the link!