A person I work with has told me that he saw a Meller's chameleon that was 4 feet long. I have been in the reptile hobby for 20 years and have never heard this before. I told him that he must be mistaken and that Meller's normally are between 24 and 28 inches in length. I know Oustalet's and Parson's get just as big or bigger, but nowhere near 4 feet long. I would like your input on this as to what you guys believe to be the longest/largest species and just how big of a chameleon you have witnessed. Thanks for your time. Derek
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How long(large) is the largest species of chameleon....more.....
longissima
Jul 22, 2003 07:09 PM
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Ivan
Jul 22, 2003 07:55 PM
You are absolutely right in what you have known about the Meller's, Oustalet's and Parson's chameleons. There is no known chameleon species that will reach 4 feet in length so the person who told you this was exaggerating a little more than expected.
JamieWhitehouse
Jul 23, 2003 06:46 AM
On Average the oustalet's chameleon is the longest, but some parsons chameleons have broken there record. Oustalets are stim, but parsons chameleonsd are very bulky so i think the award should go to the parsons. then there are mellers and verrucosus coming in 3rd and 4th. i think the record is somthing like 33"?
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