The snout is often bluish, the lips pale and a white line runs down each side of the animal.

Females are similar in colour but when they are carrying eggs, they turn purple with black bands and an orange or red tail.

Its range extends from the Ankarafantsika National Park in the north west to Soalala in the south west but many of the sightings in the middle of its range were made a long time ago and it is unclear whether it is still to be found in these locations.

[1] The rhinoceros chameleon is usually a tree-dweller and catches insects by flicking out its sticky tongue with great rapidity.

This is because it lives in deciduous forests in the dry west of the island which are being logged to make way for cattle grazing and for the manufacture of charcoal.