Common Name: Flat-casqued Chameleon

Scientific Name: Calumma globifer

Food: Insects

Distribution: CE Madagascar

Habitat: They inhabit the trees and shrubs on the rainforest edge at elevations of 700 - 1,300 meters.

Color Discription: They are a various shade of green, and yellow green. In relaxed coloration there is often a cream colored horizontal stripe along the flanks. In stress coloration this stripe may darken to black. Within this basic coloration subtle highlights of brown or even red may appear as thin line on the body.

Physical Discription: The casque is large and low and has well developed, occipital lobes. There is a pair of small, knob-like rostral processes in males that is formed by the merging of the canthi rostrales. With the females, these processes are much smaller. And both sexes can also be distinguished by the male's slightly broader tail base. A small dorsal crest of slightly enlarged, conical scales is present. Gular and ventral crests are absent. Body scalation is homogeneous.

Size: 14.5 - 15"

Temperatures: Basking temperatures should be low, not to exceed 80º F with a night time drop of 10 - 15ºF

Breeding/Reproduction: Females will lay 25 eggs, but little else is known about their reproduction.

Cage Setup: Lots of plants to hide in, and plenty of branches to climb on.

Water: Mist cage at least 2 times daily this will help to provide humidity that is needed

Special Needs: They requires high humidity and good air circulation.