Chameleon

Description

Furcifer nicosiai is relatively large,and has a high parietal crest (a central ridge down the front of the casque),but lacks appendages on its snout (rostrum).It features canthi rostrales that are separated,a poorly developed gular crest (a row of small spines running down the centre of the throat),a distinctive rostral profile,a complete ventral crest (a row of small conical scales extending down the centre of the belly) and a poorly developed dorsal crest extending from the neck region to the tail.It is similar in appearance to Furcifer verrucosus,with which it is similarly sexually dimorphic.Furcifer nicosiai can be distinguished from F.verrucosus by its smaller size,different colour patterns,and the orientation of its hemipenis.