Amber Mountain Chameleon

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Calumma amber

Amber Mountain Chameleon, a reference photo
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Calumma amber, commonly known as the Amber Mountain chameleon, is a species of chameleons endemic to Antsiranana Province, Madagascar. The species was first observed in 1989 and was first described in 2006, and can only be found in the northernmost portion of the northern Diana Region of Madagascar, on and around Montagne d'Amber National Park. C. amber was originally considered to be a population of C. brevicorne.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Amber Mountain Chameleon being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Chamaeleonidae
Genus
Calumma
Species
Calumma amber

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