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The Malagasy giant chameleon or Oustalet's chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti) is a large species of chameleon which is native to entire Madagascar, [2] but also has been introduced near Nairobi in Kenya (though its current status there is unclear) and in Miami-Dade County in the United States.
Malagasy giant chameleon: Madagascar Furcifer pardalis (Cuvier, 1829) panther chameleon: eastern and northern parts of Madagascar Furcifer petteri (Brygoo & Domergue, 1966) Petter's chameleon: northern Madagascar Furcifer polleni (W. Peters, 1874) Mayotte chameleon: Mayotte. Furcifer rhinoceratus (Gray, 1845) rhinoceros chameleon: dry forests ...
This is a list of maximum recorded animal lifespans in captivity.Only animals from the classes of the Chordata phylum are included. [1] On average, captive animals (especially mammals) live longer than wild animals.
The average dog's lifespan is 10 to 15 years depending on the breed, according to the American Kennel Club.
The Parson's chameleon is usually considered the world's largest chameleon by weight and one of the largest by length (where it is surpassed by the Malagasy giant chameleon). [ 1 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Adult males typically weigh 500–700 g (18–25 oz), have a casque on the top of their head and ridges running from above the eyes to the nose, forming ...
Calumma boettgeri (Boulenger, 1888) – Boettger's chameleon; Calumma brevicorne (Günther, 1879) – short-horned chameleon; Calumma capuroni (Brygoo, C. Blanc & Domergue, 1972) – Madagascar chameleon; Calumma crypticum Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 2006 – blue-legged chameleon; Calumma cucullatum (Gray, 1831) – hooded chameleon
There are two subspecies, Furcifer v. verrucosus and Furcifer v. semicristatus, the latter being found mainly in the southernmost part of the island.This chameleon is closely related to Oustalet's chameleon Furcifer oustaleti (Malagasy giant chameleon), the pair forming a species complex, but each member of the group may be a cryptic species (two species indistinguishable in the field and ...
Labord's chameleon (Furcifer labordi) is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to dry and deciduous forests, including spiny forests , in lowlands of western Madagascar , at altitudes of 20–100 m (66–328 ft).