Chris Anderson
Dr. House of Chameleons
One of the things I've always wanted to photograph was a birthing sequence from a viviparous (live bearing) chameleon species. As many who have bred viviparous chameleons know, this can be difficult as females give fewer indications of when they are going to drop their clutch than oviparous (egg laying) species and tend to finish dropping their clutch faster as well.
Fortunately this morning I happened to walk in on a female Nou Forest Montane Dwarf Chameleon Trioceros cf. hanangensis (often sold as "Red/Jeweled rudis" chameleons) giving birth. Here is a shot of the female who gave birth and a male of this species:
Not wanting to disturb her too much, I had to make due with whatever photographs I could get without moving her from where she happened to be. As a result, I was only able to get photos of her depositing a "slug" (unfertilized egg sac), but I was able to get good shots of a neonate in its egg sac and during the process of breaking free. So, here they are:
Fortunately this morning I happened to walk in on a female Nou Forest Montane Dwarf Chameleon Trioceros cf. hanangensis (often sold as "Red/Jeweled rudis" chameleons) giving birth. Here is a shot of the female who gave birth and a male of this species:
Not wanting to disturb her too much, I had to make due with whatever photographs I could get without moving her from where she happened to be. As a result, I was only able to get photos of her depositing a "slug" (unfertilized egg sac), but I was able to get good shots of a neonate in its egg sac and during the process of breaking free. So, here they are:
Last edited:
