Furcifer major
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Southern Carpet Chameleon
![Southern Carpet Chameleon (Furcifer major)](../images/herps/standard/230510045L.jpeg)
![Southern Carpet Chameleon (Furcifer major)](../images/herps/standard/230510043L.jpeg)
![Southern Carpet Chameleon (Furcifer major)](../images/herps/standard/230510002L.jpeg)
![Southern Carpet Chameleon (Furcifer major)](../images/herps/standard/230510050L.jpeg)
![Southern Carpet Chameleon (Furcifer major)](../images/herps/standard/230510048L.jpeg)
![Southern Carpet Chameleon (Furcifer major)](../images/herps/standard/230510051L.jpeg)
![Southern Carpet Chameleon (Furcifer major)](../images/herps/standard/230510053L.jpeg)
![Southern Carpet Chameleon (Furcifer major)](../images/herps/standard/230510106L.jpeg)
We stayed at Hôtel Isalo Ranch while visiting Isalo National Park. This was an excellent place to find Furcifer major in all patterns and colors. This is a fraction of the chameleons I saw on our first afternoon and night at this location.
Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this 2023 trip to Madagascar.
![Southern Carpet Chameleon (Furcifer major)](../images/herps/standard/23051263L.jpeg)
![Southern Carpet Chameleon (Furcifer major)](../images/herps/standard/23051261L.jpeg)
![Southern Carpet Chameleon (Furcifer major)](../images/herps/standard/23051259L.jpeg)
A few chameleons I saw on my way from the parking lot back to my bungalow after our night hike.
Online references:
- Furcifer major account on The Reptile Database
- Furcifer major account on iNaturalist
Printed references:
- Glaw, F., Vences, M. 2007. A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition