Transkei dwarf chameleon

Chamaeleon caffer Boettger, 1889 Bradypodion caffrum (Boettger, 1889) (orthographic error) The Transkei dwarf chameleon or Pondo dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion caffer) is a chameleon endemic to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.

[1][3] Transkei dwarf chameleon are ovoviviparous.

[3] Transkei dwarf chameleon inhabit low coastal forests.

This habitat is deteriorating because of overgrazing by domestic livestock, clearing of land for agriculture, fuel-wood collection, invasion by introduced plants, and urbanization.

The species occurs in the Silaka Nature Reserve, but is not known from other protected areas.

Male Transkei dwarf chameleon, submissive coloration