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.^[2]

Furcifer timoni is endemic to the Montagne d'Ambre National Park (Amber Mountain National Park) near the northern tip of Madagascar.^[3][4] 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.^[4] Based on some photographic records, it may also be found in the Marojejy National Park (Marojejy Massif), although this fact has not been confirmed. Its preferred natural habitat is forest.^[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.^[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.^[1] There are also threats of logging for charcoal and the collection of rosewood.^[1]

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]

Furcifer timoni is oviparous. Female specimens have been found with up to 14 eggs.^[1]

Furcifer timoni was initially described as a new species in 2009 by German herpetologists Frank Glaw, Jörn Köhler, and Miguel Vences.^[3]