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Flapjack Chameleon
(chamaeleo fuelleborni)
Flapjack Chameleons are a dwarf chameleon from Tanzania in Africa. They, like the Rudis
Chameleon, are one of the smallest chamaeleo species, only reaching about 8 inches in
total length. Both males and females have a small flap on the back of their heads, but
unlike the females, who have one very small horn protruding from the base of their snout,
males have three slightly largerhorns protruding from the front of their heads, which
usually grow to be about 1/4 inch long. They are a very husky chameleon, being a lot
wider in proportion to other species of chameleons. They very closely resemble another
species of chameleon, the Werner's Chameleon (chamaeleo werneri), but the Werner's
Chameleon tends to have brighter, more defined colors. This species should be kept
in temperatures ranging from about 50°F at night to about 80°F in the day, but they
can stand temperatures up to 95°F with a lot of water for short periods of time,
with humidity at the 100% range. Females give live birth of 7 to 15 babies after a
7 to 9 month gestation. Babies are born very small, only about an inch and a half
in total length, very closly resembling baby Jackson's Chameleons.
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