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Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world with 587,295 km². This is more area than France and Switzerland together. Madagascar is located in the Indian Ocean, about 500 to 600 km east...
Brumation
Among many chameleon keepers, it is a recurring topic: hibernation in the terrarium. Should you offer a brumation period, if yes with which species and why at all? This article is intended to get...
Chameleon food
What do chameleons actually eat in Madagascar? This has not been really well studied yet. This article aims to summarize the current state of research and observations on the diet of chameleons on the...
Calumma hilleniusi
First description: (Brygoo, Blanc & Domergue, 1973) Origin of the species name: The Dutch herpetologist Dick Hillenius received his doctorate in 1959 on the genus Chamaeleo at the Zoological Museum of Amsterdam (Netherlands). At...
Brookesia ramanantsoai
First description: Brygoo & Domergue, 1975 Origin of the species name: Édouard-Raoul Brygoo (later working at the Natural History Museum in Paris, France) and Charles Antoine Domergue of the then Institut Pasteur in Antananarivo,...
Tongue test behavior
In Madagascar, you can observe it quite often: The so-called tongue test behavior. A chameleon walking at a leisurely pace shifts its tongue forward a little so that two small projections become visible under...
Furcifer voeltzkowi
First description: Boettger, 1893 Origin of the species name: The paleontologist Oskar Böttger, then curator of the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt am Main, dedicated this chameleon species to the German zoologist Alfred Voeltzkow....
UVB radiation
What is UVB radiation? UVB is the abbreviation for Ultraviolet B. This is a part of the solar radiation that reaches the earth. Only about 5% of the sun’s rays are ultraviolet rays at...
Mycosis
Mycosis – what is it? Mycosis is the medical term for a fungal infection. A dermatomycosis is a fungal infection which is limited to the skin. An Organ mycosis is a fungal infection of...
Defense and escape behavior of leaf chameleons
Madagascan leaf chameleons of the genera Brookesia and Palleon are quite special – also and in particular with regard to their defensive behavior against predators. Because of their size and the less pronounced color...
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