{"id":872,"date":"2014-09-05T20:25:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T18:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madcham.com\/wordpress\/?p=872"},"modified":"2025-07-13T20:45:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T18:45:30","slug":"furcifer-antimena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/furcifer-antimena\/","title":{"rendered":"Furcifer antimena"},"content":{"rendered":"
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First description:\"IUCN<\/a><\/h4>\n

(Grandidier, 1872) \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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

The French naturalist Alfred Grandidier visited Madagascar three times between 1865 and 1868, traveling almost the entire island and producing one of the first maps of the country. Back in France, he began to write his life’s work L’Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar<\/em> in 40 volumes. In 1872, he described Furcifer antimena<\/em> after specimens he had collected himself, which he simply named after their origin, the Menabe-Antimena region.<\/p>\n

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Distribution:<\/h4>\n

Furcifer antimena<\/em> inhabits the spiny forests and savannah edges of dry and hot southwest Madagascar. The best time to find these animals is from the mid of February to the mid of March in the Didiereaceae forests nearby Toliara (Tul\u00e9ar). The distribution area extends from Morombe to Antsokay south of Toliara, although we could always find most specimens about 15 to 50 kilometers north of Toliara.<\/p>\n

Appearance and size:<\/h4>\n

Males reach a length of approximately 35 cm, females are much small with almost 20 cm. Both genders have a small, round nose appendage which is more distinct in males. Males have a dorsal crest made of large spines, in females this dorsal crest os only visible in the anterior part of the back. The casque is high, the body is bright green colored with yellow accents, a white belly and a white lateral stripe that is interrupted several times. When stressed, this species shows dark rings on both sides. Females have a colorful casque and violet cheeks with the violet color continuing to the sides, some have a very strong violet pattern. Younger females often have only violet and blue dots on the cheeks.<\/p>\n

Reproduction:<\/h4>\n

At the beginning of January until the beginning of April, females lay 10-15 eggs in dry and sandy ground. The eggs need approximately one year until young will hatch – they wait for the next rainy season.<\/p>\n

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