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pls help to id.
by confused » Tue Jul 02, 2013 4:47 pm
Can anyone id this little guy. Found him on a rose bush in hogsback today sunning himself. Must say i was shoked because its very chilly today. For the uninformed hogsback is in the eastern cape. Sorry bad qaulity.
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Re: pls help to id.
by Bushviper » Tue Jul 02, 2013 6:31 pm
Its one of the dwarf chameleons. If you can get him back to the exact same bush he will be fine because he chose that bush already at the start of winter.
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Re: pls help to id.
by confused » Tue Jul 02, 2013 9:40 pm
He was put back onto the same branch rite after this pic was taken
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Re: pls help to id.
by Cois01 » Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:36 am
It's a cape dwarf chameleon, one of the rarest species of chameleon in Cape Town, very lucky find and thanks for putting it back.
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Re: pls help to id.
by Chameleon Company » Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:59 am
That is not a Cape Dwarf (Bradypodion pumilum) as the distribution range is out.
The genus Bradypodion is currently under review and the taxonomy is very complicated due to remnant and isolated populations with vast genetic differences.
On the other hand, the Cape Dwarf is very common in Cape Town and the only species that occurs in Cape Town besides for B. occidentale that is found from Melkbos north towards the mouth of the Orange River.
The genus Bradypodion is currently under review and the taxonomy is very complicated due to remnant and isolated populations with vast genetic differences.
On the other hand, the Cape Dwarf is very common in Cape Town and the only species that occurs in Cape Town besides for B. occidentale that is found from Melkbos north towards the mouth of the Orange River.
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