Bradypodion transvaalense - Transvaal Dwarf Chameleon.

[Fooble]

I've been at this for some time, trying to find most of the Bradypodion (Dwarf Chameleons) in South Africa this past weekend I added another faily common species I just had never had the opportunity to see.

Bradypodion transvaalense - Transvaal Dwarf Chameleon, from Graskop, Mpumalanga. This locality is known for their bright red tails which is distainct from other populations.

Bradypodion so far:



Adult Male:






Young male


Young Female


For Scale:


Thanks for looking.

(I realise some of the images are cropped unfortunately, they're from my site so they will display in full there)

[Mitton]

That's really cool. Such cute little animals.

Which one from that list, that you still need to find, is the rarest and where are they found?

[Fooble]

Hey Mitton, of those Bradypodion nemorale and Bradypodion ngomense would be the toughest.
They occur in small patches of dense forest in Northern KZN. The area's are not the safest either and there's very little information on them.

Should have a big one off the list done by August if the odds are in my favour that is.

[Mehelya]

That's some dedication Mr. Ping... Stunning pics, as always. We will definitely help you cross one of those two last ones off your list before the end of this year!

[Fooble]

That's some dedication Mr. Ping... Stunning pics, as always. We will definitely help you cross one of those two last ones off your list before the end of this year!

Lets hope so!

[Mitton]

Hey Mitton, of those Bradypodion nemorale and Bradypodion ngomense would be the toughest.
They occur in small patches of dense forest in Northern KZN. The area's are not the safest either and there's very little information on them.

Should have a big one off the list done by August if the odds are in my favour that is.

That is great, it is nice to have a list like this and try cross all off.

How did you find these, at night or during the day? Were they easy to find once you found the right area?

Do you know what the Cameleons you find in Bloemfontein are, I remember catching many when I was in school.

[Fooble]

Hey Mitton, of those Bradypodion nemorale and Bradypodion ngomense would be the toughest.
They occur in small patches of dense forest in Northern KZN. The area's are not the safest either and there's very little information on them.

Should have a big one off the list done by August if the odds are in my favour that is.

That is great, it is nice to have a list like this and try cross all off.

How did you find these, at night or during the day? Were they easy to find once you found the right area?

Do you know what the Cameleons you find in Bloemfontein are, I remember catching many when I was in school.

Seem like the easiest to cross off, with the except of the Lamprophis species!

Most at night however i found the Emerald Dwarfs during the day actively searching for them along a river bed so that's a win!

Bloem has an introduced population of the Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon - Bradypodion ventrale, they're really plentiful in certain area's.

[Westley Price]

Very cool pics man and good going getting the genus almost ticked off.

[Ruan Stander]

An enviable list you have there and some brilliant shots of stunning specimens. Thanks for sharing.