question

does anyone know what kind of chameleon this is? I met it in egypt, he was about 14 inches long or more. are these available on the pet trade?

forgot to post the picture

just in case anyone wanted a side view

Howdy,

I've got a nickel that says he's a:

Chamaeleonidae Chamaeleoninae
Chamaeleo chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mediterranean Chameleon
Also know as the "Common Chameleon", it is found all over North Africa, including Egypt.

See the last photo on this site...
http://www.herp.it/indexjs.htm?Speci...ChamaChama.htm

I suspect that there isn't a huge market draw for them.

Info from "Chameleons - Nature's Hidden Jewels" by Petr Necas:
They are supposed to have larger than typical levels of parasites which makes it hard to keep them alive through the transportation process with all of its stresses.


Thanks for sharing!

Dave Weldon

Actually, that looks more like a Chamaeleo (Chamaeleo) africanus than Ch. (Ch.) chamaeleon. The casque is larger and more pointed then in Ch. (Ch.) chamaeleon and it doesn't appear to have any traces of occipital lobes.

Chris