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Complete Guide to Ambilobe Panther Chameleons | Panther Chameleon

Complete Guide to Ambilobe Panther Chameleons

in ethics, genetics

March 15, 2024

This article discusses captive-bred Ambilobe Panther Chameleons (Furcifer pardalis) in the United States. It is a complex story which begins with the discovery of ‘Picasso’ Panther Chameleons by Olaf Pronk in the early 2000s and eventually become known as the Ambilobe local form. It continues with a discussion of the complex geography, phenotypes and genetics of Ambilobe Panther Chameleons. And finishes with a few takeaways for breeders who are interested in working with Ambilobe Panther Chameleons.

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Complete Guide to Ambanja Panther Chameleons | Panther Chameleon

Complete Guide to Ambanja Panther Chameleons

in ethics, genetics

March 3, 2024

This guide focuses on the Ambanja Panther Chameleon locality, helping you accurately identify a Panther Chameleon claimed to be from Ambanja, Madagascar. It is the first article in a series on the challenges identifying and breeding wild-type local forms of Panther Chameleons. The next one covers the Ambilobe local form. It is because of debates like these that we meticulously document our Panther Chameleons for sale. An appeal to authority is not enough, especially as new information and technology are more readily available.

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Selectively Breeding Furcifer Pardalis | Panther Chameleon

Selectively Breeding Furcifer Pardalis

in genetics

October 14, 2022

The best Panther Chameleon breeders have a deep understanding of their genetics, inheritance patterns and can help you get what you want. This knowledge plays into the ethics of selling Panther Chameleons because there is a lot of false advertising in the industry which is very surface-level without much understanding of the species. This is our answer to the filtered images and click-bait on Instagram and TikTok. Our Panther Chameleons for sale are high-quality, well-researched animals.

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Furcifer pardalis Body Color Inheritance Theory | Panther Chameleon

Furcifer pardalis Body Color Inheritance Theory

in genetics

July 23, 2022

This article describes how Panther Chameleons inherit their color over multiple generations. There are many myths in the industry related to what you can get from various Panther Chameleon pairings, and these misconceptions result in pricing issues and scams. TLDR; Most individuals have multiple body colors because the complete absence of a color is extremely rare. If a color is found in that locale, you usually can find at least some of it somewhere on every individual’s body from that locale.

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Chameleon Academy: Genetic Testing for Panther Chameleon Locale | Panther Chameleon

Chameleon Academy: Genetic Testing for Panther Chameleon Locale

in genetics, podcasts

January 7, 2022

This episode explains the origins of the genetic test for panther chameleon locale. It features Benson Morrill, PhD of Rare Genetics, Inc. and myself. What we know about local forms Challenges that a genetic test would provide better information on Pricing and project stage Data underpinning the test Testing strategy

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Community Funded Genetic Test for Furcifer pardalis Haplogroup | Panther Chameleon

Community Funded Genetic Test for Furcifer pardalis Haplogroup

in genetics

December 31, 2021

Panther Chameleons (Furcifer pardalis) display an amazing variety of colors within distinct locales that are physically separated by mountains, oceans, rivers and mangrove forests. The Panther Chameleon hobby has never had a reliable way to test animals for locale origin, and we have had to rely on import labels, guessing locale based off of male phenotypes, or what the breeder one gen upstream said. However, females do not display their phenotype and have always been “proven out” by breeding with a male from an assumed locale and observing their offspring to determine if they look like we would expect.

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New iPardalis Genes | Panther Chameleon

New iPardalis Genes

in genetics

April 5, 2020

Zanaka (F2) Zanaka is F2 because his mother’s father was a wild-caught Ambilobe named Herb (Fanitso), owned by Kammerflage Kreations. Bohana (CH) Bohana was hatched by Busy B’s Exotics from eggs laid by an Ambilobe female imported in 2019. Bohana’s brothers proved out and are some very nice yellow body blue bar Ambilobe, like this guy owned by Daniel Gordinho named Goldust: I was thinking of pairing these two together, but Nugget has really impressed us.

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