Calumma fallax
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Deceptive Chameleon
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This species is called "Deceptive Chameleon" because they looked so similar to Calumma nasutum. It turns out they weren't the only ones; a later study split Calumma nasutum into a bunch of different species.
Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this 2023 trip to Madagascar.
Online references:
- Calumma fallax account on The Reptile Database
- Calumma crypticum account on iNaturalist
Printed references:
- Glaw, F., Vences, M. 2007. A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition