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Javan Humphead Lizard

Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus

Description:

lizard resting on a branch, mostly brown with hints of green ' The lifestyle is close to that of the chameleons. The females are green, with the males bluer, with yellow touches.'

Habitat:

montane rainforest, 1200m

Notes:

I spotted this lizard resting on a branch and took some photos from a distance and slowly worked my way closer, taking photos as I approached. The lizard was extremely calm and allowed me to approach very closely to get these shots. I was really happy with my shots and left it undisturbed. Gunung Halimun national park.

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7 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 9 years ago

Thanks dotun and Jason. You were lucky too, having it climb onto your head!

dotun55
dotun55 9 years ago

Nice profile!

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 9 years ago

Cool lizard, isn't it! I agree with u, this lizard is very calm.. I also just spotted a fat green one a few days ago in Malang, East Java.. Even I can put it on my hand and it climbed onto my head.. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/422...
You were so lucky to meet a lot of unique species here, thanks for sharing.. :)

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 9 years ago

Thanks for the ID bryce, wish I could have seen a mature specimen too. Thanks for the comments Viv, Maria and Rob.

RobThacker
RobThacker 9 years ago

Nice shots Dan

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 years ago

Nice portrait series

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 9 years ago

Nice series Dan!

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Banten, Indonesia

Spotted on Dec 3, 2013
Submitted on Jul 5, 2014

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