Parson's chameleon (
Calumma parsonii) is a large
species of
chameleon, a lizard in the
family Chamaeleonidae. The species is
endemic to isolated pockets of humid
primary forest in eastern and northern Madagascar. It is listed on
CITES Appendix II, meaning that trade in this species is regulated. While it is illegal for most chameleon species from Madagascar to be exported, a limited number of Parson's chameleons can legally be exported each year from its native country. This female Parson's chameleon of the subspecies
C. p. cristifer was photographed near
Andasibe, Moramanga.
Photograph credit: Charles James Sharp