Deceptive Chameleon

Calumma fallax, the deceptive chameleon or short-nosed deceptive chameleon is a species of chameleon endemic to eastern Madagascar, where its type locality is the Ikongo forest. It was first described by François Mocquard in 1900 as Chamaeleon fallax, and it was first recognized as Calumma fallax in 1986. It is a member of the Chamaeleoninae nominotypical subfamily of chameleons, and is believed to be found over an area of 2,057 km2 (794 sq mi), although the population is unknown.

Calumma fallax est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Chamaeleonidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique de l'Est de Madagascar. Ce petit caméléon habite principalement les forêts du plateau central et celles de l'est de l'île.

La selva subhúmeda de Madagascar es una ecorregión de la ecozona afrotropical, definida por WWF, que ocupa la mayor parte de la meseta central de Madagascar. Forma, junto con las ecorregiones de selva de tierras bajas de Madagascar y brezal de Madagascar, la región denominada selva y brezal de Madagascar, incluida en la lista Global 200. Descripción Es una ecorregión de selva lluviosa con una extensión total de unos 199.