Furcifer timoni

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]

F. timoni is endemic to the Montagne d'Ambre National Park (Amber Mountain National Park) near the northern tip of Madagascar.[2][3] Its geographic range probably extends to 385 square kilometres (149 square miles) at a height of between 750 and 900 metres (2,460 and 2,950 feet) above sea level.[3] Based on some photographic records, it may also be found in the Marojejy National Park (Marojejy Massif), although this fact has not been confirmed.[4] Its preferred natural habitat is forest.[4]

F. timoni has been ranked by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to be Near Threatened,[5] and it is one of eleven species of chameleon discovered since 1999.[6] It has been listed by the IUCN as Near Threatened because there is a possible threat which may affect the species. If the threat were to become active, Furcifer timoni would not become Critically Endangered. Instead, as it has a range of 385 square kilometres (149 square miles) in one place, it would be able to be classified as endangered.[4] There are also threats of logging for charcoal and the collection of rosewood.[4]

Female specimens of F. timoni have a base colour of green, and a yellow-orange underside. The body is covered in blue spots, and the top of the head is red with blue spots.[6] The head of males of the species is green with purplish spots.[7]

F. timoni is oviparous. Female specimens have been found with up to 14 eggs.[4]

F. timoni was initially described as a new species in 2009 by German herpetologists Frank Glaw, Jörn Köhler, and Miguel Vences.[2]

• Glaw F, Köhler J, Vences M (2009). "A distinctive new species of chameleon of the genus Furcifer (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) from the Montagne d'Ambre rainforest of northern Madagascar ". Zootaxa 2269: 32-42. (Furcifer timoni, new species).