Sadly, I didn't get a decent picture of this smallish and odd-looking chameleon (not that all chameleons aren't somewhat odd-looking).

These chameleons were definitely easier to discover at night. I don't think we saw one during the day on our whole trip, though we saw at least a dozen at night.

Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this 2007 trip to Madagascar.

Just after darkness fell, we encountered this small chameleon while looking for nocturnal wildlife. He seems to be trying to hurry out of the frame.

Anjozorobe was chock-full of Calumma gastrotaenia. I photographed 24 of them on our first night there, most of which were little babies, even smaller and cuter than the already small and cute adults. The last two shown here are adults.

Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this 2023 trip to Madagascar.

The next day and night we saw a couple of handfuls more. Anjozorobe was our first stop on this trip, so I got the sense (later confirmed) that chameleons would not be in short supply over the next few weeks.

Andasibe is also loaded with this species, which shouldn't be too surprising because the common name "Perinet Chameleon" refers to the name of the old French train station in Andasibe.

I do not know what the deal is with the black lips, eye, and neck on that first chameleon. My first thought was that it was a symptom of some horrible disease, but the chameleon looked and acted fine otherwise.

Our last night in the heart of the range of Calumma gastrotaenia did not disappoint.

Almost all of the small green chameleons we saw in Ranomafana were Calumma glawi. This was the only individual that has the pattern of Calumma gastrotaenia instead.