THE FLAP-NECKED CHAMELEON CHAMAELEO DILEPIS...

kinyonga

Chameleon Queen
"The majority of prey consumed by C. dilepis, both volumetrically and numerically, were orthopterans, followed by coleopterans"...
http://publicationslist.org/data/ma...g_2012_Breviora_Chamaeleo_dilepis_ecology.pdf


"Animals from the Chamaeleo dilepis complex have a large distribution area ranging from the Southern Sahara border and Nigeria to northern South Africa. Currently research giving a clear picture of this species complex is lacking, to the best of my knowledge. The Ch. dilepis complex includes the following species and subspecies"...
http://www.chameleonnews.com/06SepDeckers.html

"The life expectancy of a Flap-neck is 5-8 years"...
https://www.makakatana.com/blog-flap-neck-chameleons-safari-isimangaliso/
 
Last edited:
Great post! Very interesting info.
I’ve been interested in keeping some flap necks, but I haven’t seen any available in the United States in a long time.
 
Back
Top Bottom