Globe-horned chameleon

Calumma globifer

Calumma globifer is a relatively large, endemic to Madagascar chameleon in the genus Calumma. The species was discovered in 1879 by the zoologist Albert Günther.

Habitat

Calumma globifer lives in the rainforests Ostmadagaskars 700 and 1300 meters above sea level. Locations are the regions around Antananarivo, and Betatao Mandraka; are uncertain occurrence in Marojejy and Tsaratanana.

Features

The females of C. globifer are equipped with a head -body length of 14.5 inches and a tail length of 31 inches smaller than the males, which may have a head-body length of 17 centimeters and a tail length of 39 centimeters. The only low helmet is directed backwards and up to a small nasal process with the males more head attachments are not or only weakly expressed. Both a back and a belly comb are not pronounced in this species. The coloring is, as with many chameleons of brown, yellow, green and gray shades of color. On the sides of the animals extends horizontally from head to tail beginning a thick variably colored stripes and three or more diagonal stripes. Calumma ambreense and C. oshaughnessyi are similar species, C. ambreense but has a different coloration and C. oshaughnessyi a dorsal crest is pronounced and the nasal process of the males are longer than in C. globifer. Calumma globifer is classified by the system in a chameleon subgroup of Calumma - parsonii group.

Reproduction

About the courtship and mating of animals is not known. From Madagascar exported pregnant females produced clutches of 25 eggs, are no facts about a successful incubation.