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I had the chance to shoot a few pics this weekend, and I wanted to share a few.

This is my Male Ambanja.

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Frogs - D. leucomelas, D. tinctorius, D. azureus, D. auratus, P. vittatus, P. bicolor
Chams - Werner's, Panthers, Veiled
Geckos - Cresteds, Gargoyles
Rough Scaled Sand Boa

Male Werner's...

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Frogs - D. leucomelas, D. tinctorius, D. azureus, D. auratus, P. vittatus, P. bicolor
Chams - Werner's, Panthers, Veiled
Geckos - Cresteds, Gargoyles
Rough Scaled Sand Boa

Male Veiled...

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Frogs - D. leucomelas, D. tinctorius, D. azureus, D. auratus, P. vittatus, P. bicolor
Chams - Werner's, Panthers, Veiled
Geckos - Cresteds, Gargoyles
Rough Scaled Sand Boa

Female Montium...

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Frogs - D. leucomelas, D. tinctorius, D. azureus, D. auratus, P. vittatus, P. bicolor
Chams - Werner's, Panthers, Veiled
Geckos - Cresteds, Gargoyles
Rough Scaled Sand Boa

not familiar with these guys, so just wondewring if that is part of their anatomy?
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0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

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Lele - I am not quite sure about the bump. I just received her last week. Chris Anderson has noted a similar bump on a female Wiedersheimi that he has in the exact same location. If anyone else has any experience or has seen anything like it - it would be interesting to see.
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Frogs - D. leucomelas, D. tinctorius, D. azureus, D. auratus, P. vittatus, P. bicolor
Chams - Werner's, Panthers, Veiled
Geckos - Cresteds, Gargoyles
Rough Scaled Sand Boa

i have a montium, 3 months old. So i dont know yet if its a male or female, but it has the same bump. I think its natural, not?
greetz
Allen

and of course most photos are of males or babies, but I did find this site which shows the same bump on a female.

Chamaeleo Trioceros Montium

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0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

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Thanks Lele - when I was talking to Chris, I mentioned that I thought it could be a vestigial tail fin on the female, but him noticing the same thing on a wiedersheimi made us think otherwise, but if there are other female montiums with it, maybe it is.
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Frogs - D. leucomelas, D. tinctorius, D. azureus, D. auratus, P. vittatus, P. bicolor
Chams - Werner's, Panthers, Veiled
Geckos - Cresteds, Gargoyles
Rough Scaled Sand Boa

Allen,
If your montium is 3 months old, you should be able to see nubs of the rostral horns if it is a male. If you don't see anything resembling them, then you probably have a female. Post some pics if you have them.
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Frogs - D. leucomelas, D. tinctorius, D. azureus, D. auratus, P. vittatus, P. bicolor
Chams - Werner's, Panthers, Veiled
Geckos - Cresteds, Gargoyles
Rough Scaled Sand Boa

I know, i see Those bumps on the nose ure talking about. But the guy who sold me this one said that occasionally females have a very little horn/bump also. So i wait for month or 2 and see what i have. But its not a problem for me whatever it is. Ill post some pics as soon as my parents are back home(they are on vacation and have the cam with them)
greetz
Allen

Awesome shots! I really like your Ambanja...any eggs incubating or hatching out soon?

Oh, and my female werneri shed today! I felt so proud for some reason. And gained another 1 gram already!
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Luna is older than your new guy but she is in the midst of a full(!) shed (not just random body parts - lol!) which says to me she is well on the mend - just turned 2 years old
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0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

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Zen - no eggs incubating yet. I don't have a female for this stud. His colors are incredible. He isn't much older than 9-10 months. A great female for this guy is on the wanted list. I got him from Tyler at BlueBeast.
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Frogs - D. leucomelas, D. tinctorius, D. azureus, D. auratus, P. vittatus, P. bicolor
Chams - Werner's, Panthers, Veiled
Geckos - Cresteds, Gargoyles
Rough Scaled Sand Boa

what do you use for a camera? I have a decent digi but thinking of upgrading...
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0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

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Thanks Lele. It is an Olympus C-750. It isn't an SLR, but does allow you to screw on additional lenses - these photos were taken with additional Macro and Wide Angle lenses. It is a great camera, although it struggles in low light conditions.
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Frogs - D. leucomelas, D. tinctorius, D. azureus, D. auratus, P. vittatus, P. bicolor
Chams - Werner's, Panthers, Veiled
Geckos - Cresteds, Gargoyles
Rough Scaled Sand Boa

I have been thinking about the new digital SLR's. My only complaint about my Nikon is that it will not take additional lenses. I may check into an Olympus. This is not the first time I have inquired about the make and gotten "Olympus" as a reply. hmmmm...
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0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

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Magnificent Ambanja, whewy hes so colorful and handsome

Love em ! Hey your werneri is looking good also, and the montium and veiled, all colorful and perrty !

Keep posting those amazing pics
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