Furcifer chameleon

What a cutie.. I love chameleon !!

Super work Stephen W. This will only get more interesting. What a wonderful place.

Also this email:
thank you for sharing these very interesting photographs. This male
corresponds very well to a female of Furcifer cf. timoni from Marojejy
found between camp 1 and 2 that is shown in the original description of
the species (Figure 4, see attachment). Both, male and female of the
Marojejy form differ from typical F. timoni by a dorsal crest composed
of more and larger tubercles. These and other minor differences to F.
timoni strongly confirm my believe that the Marojejy form might
represent a different (new!) species rather than a local morph.

I received the following email today from Dr Frank Glaw:
congratulations for your great discovery! As I told you already in my answer to the chameleon group I am quite confident that you have photographed the first male of a new species although this cannot be ascertained without studying a specimen. One of my students is planning a research expedition to Marojejy this year, so I would be very glad if you could provide any additional information that could help to find the species. So far we only know that Furcifer cf. timoni occurs between Camp 1 and 2, but I am wondering about the altitude of your record which was given as 1250 m by Chris Anderson. Is Camp 2 really that high? Do you remember the name of that Camp 2 (Mantella, Marojejy, Simpona?).

In our field guide Furcifer timoni is named Furcifer sp. "Montagne d'Ambre" on page 306.

I love second picture :)
It's like Jim parsons sleeping when he is sad (from Big bang theory),..

Since the previous comments i'm now having doubts about the identification of this chameleon and have posted photos to an international chameleon species specialist group and have received a suggestion that it might in fact be a Furcifer Timoni discovered in 2009. It's range is Montagne d'ambre and Marojejy NP. I'm hoping for a reply via email from Dr Frank Glaw the co-author of 'Amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar' for a correct ID

Lovely! Great found!

The Dorsal crest is present in the subspecies Calumma parsonii cristifer which inhabits mid and low altitude rainforest

In all of the literature I have perused, males of the subspecies, Calumma parsoni christifer, are noted as having a dorsal crest.

Hi Claunchie,
The Fischers chameleon is native to Tanzania and not found in Madagascar.
Also we were with a guide who is regarded as one of the leading experts in Madagascar on Amphibians and reptiles and has had his work published. It's uncommon to find this species in Marojejy which is why all the local guides were very excited at this find.

That is actually a Fischer's! Did some digging around to double check

'Fischers has the spiked back, and Parsons has a smooth back with no spiked ridges. '

So cute !

Fun fact! The parson’s chameleon is one of the largest chameleon species in the world, sometimes reaching over two feet in length! It is also one of the most distinctive looking, having two warty horns between its eyes. Like all chameleons it is capable of changing color for camouflage, temperature, and during breeding and territorial disputes with others of its species. https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/pos...

Beauty !

wow......amazing shot!

Great shots.

very cool spotting

Amazing