This small chameleon is found at night, few meters above the ground. It is common at Vatoharanana and Vohiparara.
Total length 5-6cm. (Glaw-1994), Average weight
1.2g(
),
1.6g(
), dark
brown color with brown stripes on sides, back rounded, body thin (to mimic
a leaf), elongated snout. Non-prehensile tail. (UEA,
1995)
UEA found a slight bias toward males in the population (58% male), 21% juveniles, 79% adults. Generally found to roost 15-50cm above ground.
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Reptiles --
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-- B. superciliaris
-- B. antoetra
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Photographs copyright © 1999 by George Williams, with thanks to Ed Lewis for finding and showing me the specimen.
Lee Brady, Kieron Huston, Ricard Jenkins, Juliet Kauffmann, Jeanneney Rabearivony, Georges Raveloson, Marcus Rowcliffe, 1995, University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K., U.E.A. Madagascar Expedition '93, Final Report
Glaw & Vences, 1994, A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar