{"id":6290,"date":"2026-01-13T14:50:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agchamaeleons.de\/?p=6290"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:55:09","slug":"vorkommen-des-lappenchamaeleons-im-norden-mosambiks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agchamaeleons.de\/en\/vorkommen-des-lappenchamaeleons-im-norden-mosambiks\/","title":{"rendered":"The flap-necked chameleon in northern Mozambique"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scientists recently searched for reptiles in the municipality of Mocuba in northern Mozambique to compile an inventory of the species found there. They examined a so-called miombo dry forest (a type of sparse forest savannah with hardly any undergrowth) and a nearby granite rock called Mount Moru\u00e9, which is only 361 metres high.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over several months during the rainy and dry seasons, both habitats were searched for seven days at a time (42 days in total). The scientists used pitfall traps and searched with the naked eye during the day along predetermined transects. Reptiles were identified using existing field guides and with the help of experts. In addition, some animals were killed and added to the Zambezi University collection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A total of 23 different reptile species were observed. <em>Chamaeleo dilepis<\/em> was found six times. All chameleons were found in the Miombo woodland and not a single chameleon was found on the granite rock of Mount Moru\u00e9. Two chameleons were hunting for prey, while two others were still in a sleeping position when found early in the morning. Another lappet chameleon had ended up in a pit trap. The species is already known from many finds in Mozambique. However, no finds had been made in Mocuba until now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beyond the asymptote: a near-complete reptile inventory in the Miombo woodland and on Mount Moru\u00e9, Mocuba Municipality, with a major range extension for the lizard <em>Nucras boulengeri<\/em> Neumann, 1900<br \/>\n<\/strong>Avelino R. Miguel, Berta I. Sitole, Nando A.M. Calonga, Celso H. Duarte, Dolesc\u00eancio Armando, C\u00e9lia J.A. Nanvonamuquitxo, Hinrich Kaiser<br \/>\nHerpetology Notes 18: 1051-1071.<br \/>\nDOI: not available<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Avelino-Miguel-2\/publication\/397533887_Beyond_the_asymptote_a_near-complete_reptile_inventory_in_the_Miombo_woodland_and_on_Mount_Morue_Mocuba_Municipality_with_a_major_range_extension_for_the_lizard_Nucras_boulengeri_Neumann_1900\/links\/6914b6cab8ea705bab99d564\/Beyond-the-asymptote-a-near-complete-reptile-inventory-in-the-Miombo-woodland-and-on-Mount-Morue-Mocuba-Municipality-with-a-major-range-extension-for-the-lizard-Nucras-boulengeri-Neumann-1900.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free article download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo: <em>Chamaeleo dilepis<\/em> in the Miombo Woodlands, photographed by Miguel Avelino<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists recently searched for reptiles in the municipality of Mocuba in northern Mozambique to compile an inventory of the species found there. They examined a so-called miombo dry forest (a type of sparse forest savannah with hardly any undergrowth) and a nearby granite rock called Mount Moru\u00e9, which is only 361 metres high. 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