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Short-horned Chameleon

Calumma brevicorne

Photo by Mel11
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Field Notes

Description:

The short-horned chameleon has a compressed body, spindly limbs, grasping feet and a prehensile tail allowing it to negotiate the branches and twigs of its arboreal habitat.The most distinctive features of the short-horned chameleon are its large, ear-like occipital lobes, and the short bony rostral appendage that projects from the snout of the male. When threatened, it raises its ear-like flaps to increase its apparent size and attacks with an open mouth

Habitat:

This species lives within mid-altitude humid forest, where it is more commonly found in open vegetation associated with edges and disturbed areas

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PublishedMarch 28, 2020

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