Hotels-live.com - Image by @christianziegler on assignment for @natgeo. A large female Parson's chameleon in its word, the undergrowth of Madagascar's rainforest in Andasibe National Park. Madagascar is the center if diversity for this ancient and fascina

Hotels-live.com - Image by @christianziegler on assignment for @natgeo. A large female Parson's chameleon in its word, the undergrowth of Madagascar's rainforest in Andasibe National Park. Madagascar is the center if diversity for this ancient and fascinating group of lizards, with a total of 76 species, and new ones still being discovered. A recent study by IUCN discovered the dire state of chameleons: more then half of the species are threatened, 23 of them are listed as endangered, mainly due to habitat loss (some 90% of Madagascar's original forests have been lost), and illegal wild collections for the pet trade. I will spend the next 5 weeks on a chameleon road trip all across Madagascar, documenting their diversity, natural history, and different habitats, hoping to draw some attention to conservation needs and potential on the amazing island of Madagascar. @Hotelslive by natgeo instagram.com/p/vSUbh7IVf-/ Follow #Instagram @Hotelspaschers instagram.com/hotelspaschers and @Voyageslive #Twitter #TeamFollowBack #Natgeo #Voyage #Travel #TFB #FollowTrick www.facebook.com/125048940862168/photos/a.801751693191886... via Hotels-live.com www.facebook.com/pages/p/125048940862168 #Retweet #TeamFollowBack #F4F #TityFollowTrain via http://flic.kr/p/pK9YPT