Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) wildlife photograph

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Panther Chameleon in Madagascar

Where to spot the panther chameleon in Madagascar, and how to log the discovery in Catch'Um.

Furcifer pardalis

Finding Panther Chameleon in Madagascar

Looking for the panther chameleon in Madagascar? Start with Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, where access and habitat make a sighting more likely than a chance roadside glimpse.

Andasibe-Mantadia National Park in Eastern Madagascar is the place to begin. Rainforest reserve where indri lemurs' haunting calls carry for kilometres, and night walks may reveal aye-ayes tapping for grubs. Give yourself quiet time at dawn or dusk and keep your distance.

Madagascar context: Lemurs in the baobabs, chameleons in the spiny forest, and wildlife found nowhere else on the planet.

In Madagascar, look especially around coastal forest, secondary scrub, and plantations. Those settings usually put you closest to where this species is active.

Where to spot one

  • Andasibe-Mantadia National Park

    Eastern Madagascar

    Rainforest reserve where indri lemurs' haunting calls carry for kilometres , and night walks may reveal aye-ayes tapping for grubs.

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