The globe-horned chameleon or flat-casqued chameleon (''Calumma globifer'') is a large species of
chameleon
Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015. The members of this family are best known for their distinct range of colors, bein ...
endemic to isolated pockets of humid
primary forest in eastern and south eastern
Madagascar. It is listed on
CITES Appendix II, meaning trade in this species is regulated.
Description
Colour variations include red-brown, yellow, black, white, and green.
References
ARKive.com. Accessed 26-10-2012
Calumma
Endemic fauna of Madagascar
Reptiles of Madagascar
Reptiles described in 1879
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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