The pics you asked for

[jeffro]

Here you go Xanthoman

 

[darkfader]

absolutely beautiful

 

[jeffro]

Thank you very much

 

[chameleonman57]

He's really amazing.

 

[Orchidartist]

W-o-w!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jeffro]

This is in ref.to the thred earlyer

 

[jeffro]

"Has anyone seen this cham before"

 

[jannb]

He sure is a handsome little guy!!!!!

 

[jeffro]

Thanks jann and i love your guys too

 

[reptimom]

That is why I love this forum - such stunning chameleons!

 

[xanthoman]

FN SWEEEEET , that should end ALL of the speculation on the other thread , thats one rockin jackson's (i know technically not a jackson but thats just nit picking ) ultra awesome super mondo thanks, ill be waiting to hear from you / edit / that tears it, some super rare rhino werneri thing, and right here on cf ! who would have ever known ? O'L jeffro definitely taugh o'l xanthoman a thing or two, and i suspect , a few others as well , bravo / edit / cant wait until benny and fabian chime in on this thing (these pics) once again cant thank you enough for the rapid response, BEYOND AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chris Anderson]

thats one rockin jackson's (i know technically not a jackson but thats just nit picking )

What is nit picking about differentiating between completely different species? T. werneri shows significant morphological variation relative to T. jacksonii and this locale of T. werneri is fairly distinct from typical T. werneri. I don't see why differentiating them is nit picking.

Chris

 

[xanthoman]

OK , granted not a true jackson , and granted, there are there are some definite physical diiffferences, like those flap things on the back of its head (i dont know what they are called , but something tells me i am about to find out) also your response implies that you are familiar with the range and locale , could you please elaborate thank you

 

[Chris Anderson]

The ear flaps are called occipital lobes. To be honest, I am not 100% sure on the origin of this locale. The website in the other thread indicates the Ngozi area which would be slightly to the southwest of the known range of T. werneri and could help explain why it is not well known. I simply know that the morphology of the horns of this locale, if nothing else, are quite different from the horns of typical T. werneri. Typically, T. werneri has short, stubby, brown horns while this locale has long, thing, red horns. The rest of the morphology seems most similar to T. werneri but I don't have preserved specimens of this locale to compare.

Chris

 

[merumontanus]

Thanks for posting the additional photos, jeffro.

FN SWEEEEET , that should end ALL of the speculation on the other thread

I doubt this will end speculation on this taxon as almost nothing is known about it, except that it as as close to jacksonii as a tiger is to a lion.

...cant wait until benny and fabian chime in on this thing (these pics)...

This was discussed a couple of months ago here:

"You asked for him!!"

Cheers,

Fabián