Cape Dwarf Chameleon found!

reply Unfortunately, I am far from being an authority in the chameleon field! I am at best, like you, a very enthusiastic amateur. My many - and only - sittings were done in Cape Town's Constantia suburb, so I only know about one specie, in one very specific environment. The ones I have observed over 4 years have been systematically living in the same 5 to 10 trees in a 2 kilometer long trail of very green and lush vegetation. Why these trees, I could not say. They hang out mostly on wild peach trees. They seem to transit between the high grass growing at the bottom and the top branches on a daily basis. I have found them as high as above my head and as low as the ground, but that doesn't mean much. They seem to face West in the late afternoon as if to gather heat, and are said to be easily spotted at night with a flashlight because the light makes them glow in a very different color from the background. I am not sure about food, the only time I saw one eating was an insect. There seem to usually be a pair per tree, but that could be a coincidence as they are not said to be social. The main threat is small birds of prey and carnivores bird species, as well as cats. And human beings, who seem to move them to their gardens with the best intentions only to see them disappear for unknown reasons, but probably the lack of any of the above requirements... I found this little book very helpful: Chameleons of Southern Africa by Krystal Tolley & Marius Burger, Struik Publishers 2007. Good luck, and happy holidays!