It occurs in the southern part of the Mediterranean sea region. It is said to be a reintroduced species on Malta. It wasn’t very common. One encounter with it was in a bird enclave on Malta (see the text about wood warbler) and it resulted in the presented pictures. It had a really good camouflage and I didn’t have problems with photographing it, as it moved slowly, but consistently increasing its distance. Due to the presence of numerous bush twigs it was impossible to use tele lenses. Luckily I had an 85mm lens with me and slowly opening the twigs I took the pictures presented here. The length of a chameleon’s body, including its tail, is 40 cm. They live alone and they tolerate other specimens of their species only during their mating season.

Malta-wykaz -j ANGIELSKI

Malta- introduction text Blu rock Thrush
Malta – recently created galleries:
Birds: 1. Blue rock Thrush. 2. Wood Warbler. 3. Short-toed Lark. 4. Cetti’s warbler. 5. Sardinian warbler.
Reptiles: 1. Common chameleon. 2. Maltese wall lizard.
Changes in the galleries:1. River Plover. 2. European pied flycatcher. 3. Litle stint. 4. Common sandpiper. 5. Wood sandpiper. 6. Black-winged Stilt. 7. Spanish sparrow. 8 Zitting Cisticola.
Go to the gallery:  M A L T A - FAUNA