{"id":775,"date":"2018-05-18T23:22:32","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T21:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madcham.com\/wordpress\/?p=775"},"modified":"2025-11-15T17:45:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T16:45:47","slug":"calumma-brevicorne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/calumma-brevicorne\/","title":{"rendered":"Calumma brevicorne"},"content":{"rendered":"
\r\n\t\tCITES quotas<\/strong>
\n2014-19 per year 500 animals released for legal export,
\nin 2020 the quota was set to 0,
\n2021-25 again 500 animals released for legal export\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n

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First description:\"IUCN<\/a><\/h4>\n

(G\u00fcnther, 1879) \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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

The German zoologist Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf G\u00fcnther, then director of the Zoological Department of the Natural History Museum of London (Great Britain), borrowed the name of this chameleon species from Latin. Brevis cornu<\/em>, which means “shorthorn” in English, referred to the nose process of the female, which is actually short in comparison with the species Calumma malthe<\/em> described at the same time. G\u00fcnther erroneously described the males of Calumma brevicorne<\/em> – with the longer noses – as a separate species, which he revised already three years later.<\/p>\n

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Distribution:<\/h4>\n

You can find Calumma brevicorne<\/em> with high probability in Analamazaotra, part of Andasibe-Mantadia national park. These chameleons are quite common there, and you can find them without any problems during night walks along the streets sleeping on branches. And even during the day, you will find some at the edge of the road. Young individuals are easy to find in spring directly in front of the Analamazaotra park office in shrubs and low bushes. The habitat of Calumma brevicorne<\/em> mainly consists of the primary rainforest with very high trees and much undergrowth. They are much less common in open terrain or close to villages.<\/p>\n

Appearance and size:<\/h4>\n
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Female laying eggs in Analamazaotra<\/p><\/div>\n

Calumma brevicorne<\/em> belongs to the larger chameleon species. With a total length of 40 cm, males are larger than females with only 28 cm. This chameleon species has occipital lobes that they can use to threaten another individual – they look like elephant ears then. This display behavior including an inflated gular sac is especially used before matings and in fights between chameleons but is also used to impress intrusive humans. Males of this species are mainly grey-brown colored, partially with pinkish accents on the nose appendage, while females have a shorter nose appendages and yellow accents around the eyes, on the casque and on the occipital loves. Yellow coloration is sometimes also seen in males, and males may also have brown areas on the occipital loves. Young animals are variously colored, from bright yellow to dark brown there is everything in between. The dorsal ridge has variously sized spines, that are especially distinct in babies. The following pictures show very young offspring in Amber Mountain.<\/p>\n