Expedition Blog Day 3: Sambava – Marojejy
Here we go at last! We start by bus from Sambava to Manantenina, about 65 km away, where the Marojejy Park Office is located. From there we walk through a wide savannah to Mandena,...
Frequently asked questions about local forms
There are some questions we have been asked again and again, so we set up this page to collect all those. If you think there might be more questions, we would be glad to...
Publications
If there is still time besides our full-time jobs, our own chameleons, Madagascar trips, collecting data, and other leisure activities, we also occasionally write articles for magazines and scientific journals. We will list them...
Local form Ambanja
Distribution of the local form Ambanja: Ambanja is located in northwest Madagascar in region Diana and is one of the largest cities there with about 40.000 inhabitants. The national road RN 6 leads directly...
Local form Ambilobe
Distribution of the local form: Ambilobe is a big, chaotic and very poor city in northwest Madagascar, located in region Diana near Ambanja. With about 50.000 inhabitants, it is a large city that is...
Local form Ampitabe
Distribution of the local form Ampitabe: Lake Ampitabe is located about 90 km south of Toamasina (Tamatave), only about 200 m away from the Indian Ocean on the east coast of Madagascar. At the...
Cohabitation
Chameleons among each other Most chameleons, e.g. Furcifer pardalis, can only be kept individually, as they are very aggressive within the species. Pairings are often only possible for the duration of the pairing itself....
Furcifer pardalis
First description: (Cuvier, 1829) Origin of the species name: The French zoologist and paleontologist Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Baron Cuvier founded the largest anatomical collection in Europe at the University of Paris (France)....
Local form Ankaramy
Distribution of the local form Ankaramy: The small city Ankaramibe is located in northwest Madagascar in region Mahajanga, directly at the RN6. The city partially consists of stone houses, but mainly of the usual...
Local form Ankarana East
Distribution of the local form Ankarana East The Ankarana National Park is located in the northwest of Madagascar in the Diana region. By the Tsingys, an impressive needle rock formation, the National Park is...
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