Nosy Be Panther chameleons come from Nosy Be Island which is the largest island off of the northwest coast of Madagascar, just off of the Ankify Peninsula approximately 4 km from the smaller Island of Nosy Komba and 12Km from Nosy Faly. Individuals from Nosy Be are famous for being blue, you will often see them referred to as being called “true blue Nosy Be” it is worth noting though that from our experiences in the wild on Nosy Be only about ¼ of males were actually the vivid blue that is synonymous with this locality, many others were more greenish or a few even had some yellow hues to them. Nosy Be Panther chameleons always have yellow lips and a patch of green or yellow surrounding the eye and on the cheeks. They often have some red speckling that is distributed over the body, sometimes as faint barring but this is much less than on Nosy Faly Individuals. We have been working with a incredible line of Blue Nosy Be from a European bloodline for a number of years and we recently outcrossed it to improve genetic diversity while maintaining the bold colours. We find Nosy Be panther chameleons to be a slightly slower growing locality than many of the others and we charge a little bit more for these to reflect the additional cost and time we have to put into rearing them to a saleable size.

Check out our Panther Chameleon Care guide for more information here.

Panther chameleons are one of the largest and arguably the most colourful of all chameleons. They are native to Madagascar and occur over most of the island. The males are considerably more colourful and grow much larger than the females. The colour scheme of each individual is determined by whereabouts in Madagascar they come from (referred to as their locality). Panther chameleons were previously thought of as being difficult to look after. This is no longer the case as advancements in both our knowledge on their care as well as improvements in the products available mean that although considerable dedication is still required they are no longer classed as an advanced keeper’s species.

*Main Photo Shows some of our adult males