{"id":762,"date":"2014-09-05T19:17:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T17:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madcham.com\/wordpress\/?p=762"},"modified":"2025-02-09T15:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T14:06:21","slug":"calumma-linotum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/calumma-linotum\/","title":{"rendered":"Calumma linotum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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First description:\"IUCN<\/a><\/h4>\n

(M\u00fcller, 1924)<\/p>\n

Origin of the species name:<\/h4>\n

The German herpetologist Lorenz M\u00fcller, then curator of the herpetological department of the State Zoological Collection of Munich (Germany), described this chameleon species in 1924. M\u00fcller himself had never been to Madagascar but had received prepared chameleons of the species for the State Collection. Unfortunately, he did not reveal in his first description why he chose the species name.<\/p>\n

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Distribution:<\/h4>\n

Calumma linotum <\/em>inhabits the forest areas of the north. Until now, only the cool and humid Amber Mountain national park and the somewhat more southern area of Andampy are known as habitats. In Amber Mountain, you can find these animals easily at night around the campground. They sleep at head heights and both genders always sleep relatively close to each other (only some meters away).<\/p>\n

Appearance and size:<\/h4>\n

With a total length of 13 cm in males and only 10 to 11 cm in females, this species is one of the small chameleons. It has a distinct, soft, leaf-shaped nasal process, which is more pronounced in males and characteristically bright blue in both sexes when excited. Colors are brown-gray to beige, sometimes with a light lateral stripe to the base of the tail and light throat pouch, and often with dark transverse banding on the eyelids. The legs are colored green. The helmet is very flat, barely higher than the back, and bears narrow occipital lobes. The dorsum bears enlarged cone scales at regular, larger intervals instead of a whole “crest”. Stressed females are white-brown marbled on the body with green legs, bright blue nose, and bright blue markings on the helmet. Excited males are very bright whitish-beige in color with green arms and legs and bright blue noses.<\/p>\n

Reproduction:<\/h4>\n

January through March is hatching season, and hatchlings are found in large numbers, especially around the Amber Mountain campground.<\/p>\n