Karma, Karma, Chameleon

Calumma parsoni - Parson's Chameleon

This time we're back to pictures from the archives.

No captive animals this time, but chameleons in the rainforests of Madagascar, were I spent 2 weeks in march 2010

A fantastic 2 weeks it was - we encountered many different species of chameleons, from the worlds largest (Calumma parsoni) to the smallest (Brookesia sp.)

We spent our time in Ranomafana, Andasibe and on the island of Nosy Be

Furcifer pardalis - Panther chameleon

Calumma nasutum

Brookesia nasuta

Calumma oshaugnessyi

Spring is here !

Finally, the first days of + degrees and some rays of sun is here - and even thought the temperatures is just above 0, the first adders of the year got out from their burrows.

And the best of all, I got the chance to photograph no less than 5 female adders. This time I wanted to try something I seldom do when I take picture of reptiles, and that is to photograph them with an wide angle lens, usually I use different macro lenses.







Today I used my D700 with a Nikon AF 35mm f/2 lens, and a wireless flash with a 15x20cm softbox

Crested Gecko

One of my absolute favourite geckos are the Crested Gecko (Rhacodactylus ciliatus), a gecko that has a rather fascinating history. They where thought to be more or less extinct, but in 1994 it was rediscovered on the islands of New Caledonia. Some specimens was brought back to Europe, and these are now the forefathers to all the millions of Crested Geckos in captivity today.

These geckos reach ages of 15-20 years, and grow to 12-18cm

Green Tree Python

Now it's time to show you a beautifull pair of Green Tree Pythons (Morelia viridis) - These two live in beautifull surroundings in Oslo, Norway - Named Monty and Modesty by their owner

These snakes are originally from Indonesia, Northern Australia and Papua New-Guinea. They grow to 120-200 cm, and are an arboreal species, living in rainforests.

They start out as either red or yellow, and as they grow they gradually get greener, until they are about 1-2 years old, and are fully green (or in some cases green and yellow) They can also have beatifull blue and white markings, depending on which locality they are from.






On all these shots I used my old Nikon D300, on the first shots with a macro lens - On the last shot I used a Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 (@ 48mm).

Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko

Continuing to post pictures from the archives - This time a fantastic little critter (literally). The Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus)

A rather small gecko, app 7-15 cm in overall length. They are endemic to Madagascar.
Take a close look at their tails, a near perfect mimic to a dead fig leaf.











All the pictures are of captive specimens, the 3 first ones in Oslo, Norway. The last one in a private park on Madagascar.

Leopard Gecko

Hi there,

I'm starting of this blog with a collection of my "older" pictures - I'll try to post them by either one species pr.post or one family pr.post.

First out is the lovable Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)

These pictures is a mix of privatly kept animals, and some zoo animals.