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Chameleons
Chameleons are the most specialised and perhaps instantly recognisable group of lizards. They share a suit of characteristics that is perfectly honed for a life in bushes and trees. Evolution has been hard at work and there is hardly a single body part that has not be radically modified towards an arboreal existance. They are restricted to Africa, southern Europe, the Middle East, India and Madagascar. This selection of images is primarily from the various forest regions of Madagascar and also the African mainland.
Male Blue-legged Chameleon (Calumma crypticum). Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.
Spiny forest Chameleon (Furcifer antimena). Ifaty Spiny Forest, south west Madagascar.
Male "Diagonal-Striped" Chameleon (Furcifer balteatus). Ranomafana National Park, south east Madagascar.
Male "Diagonal-Striped" Chameleon (Furcifer balteatus). Ranomafana National Park, south east Madagascar.
Flap-necked Chameleon (Chameleo dilepis). Ndutu Safari Lodge, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania.
Flap-necked Chameleon (Chameleo dilepis). Ndutu Safari Lodge, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania.
Glaw's Short-nosed Chameleon (Calumma glawi) in montane rainforest understorey. Vohiparara, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.
Male Globe-head Chameleon (Calumma globifer), montane rainforest near Anjozorobe, central Madagascar.
Male Globe-head Chameleon (Calumma globifer). Anjozorobe, Madagascar.
Male Highland Horned Chameleon (Furcifer minor). From south central highlands near Ambositra, Madagascar.
Adult male Labord's Chameleon (Furcifer labordi) in aggressive posture. Kirindy Forest, western Madagascar.
Male Lance-nosed Chameleon (Calumma gallus). Lowland rainforests, near Mantadia National Park, eastern Madagascar.
