Furcifer timoni

Furcifer timoni is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae.

The specific name, timoni, is in honor of Timon Robert Glaw (born 2004), who is the son of German herpetologist Frank Glaw, senior author of this species.

[1] Furcifer timoni has been ranked by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to be Near Threatened,[5] and it is one of several species of chameleon discovered since 1999.

[1] Female specimens of F. timoni have a base colour of green, and a yellow-orange underside.

[1] Furcifer timoni was initially described as a new species in 2009 by German herpetologists Frank Glaw, Jörn Köhler, and Miguel Vences.

Gravid female paratype of Furcifer timoni