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Boettger's Chameleon
Calumma boettgeri
Calumma boettgeri, commonly known as Boettger's chameleon or the blue-nosed chameleon, is a chameleon species endemic to northern Madagascar, and common in the forests of Nosy Be.
From the article Calumma boettgeri on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
C. boettgeri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5 cm (2.2 in), and tail length equals SVL.
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. boettgeri is forest, at altitudes of 810–1,200 m (2,660–3,940 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
C. boettgeri is arboreal, and is usually found 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) above the forest floor.
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
In human culture
The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 488307.