Bradypodion dracomontanum
Just as we arrived at Royal Natal National Park in the Drakensberg for our visit in December, Joubert noticed this laid-back little chameleon resting an elbow on a fence post in the campsite at Rugged Glen.
Turns out he (or she) is a Drakensberg Dwarf Chameleon, a species found only in the Drakensberg mountain range in Kwazulu-Natal Province, where they inhabit sheltered forests and bushes in alpine vegetation at altitudes of between 1,500 and 2,500m and feed on small insects. They grow to a length of only about 14cm. Interestingly, dwarf chameleon females give birth to between 5 and 20 live young that develop in eggs inside the female (known as ovivivipary).
DeWetsWild 
hi Eddy is my name. io am new in the drakensberg mountain and i am collecting info at the intresting things aboutn ths amazing place. so one of them is the dwarf chameleon.
what are the best times to go and look for him.//
Hi Eddy, and welcome here!
We visit various parts of the Drakensberg quite often, and spend lots of time walking every imaginable trail, and yet have only ever once seen a Drakensberg Dwarf Chameleon – in December. I suspect though that your chance of seeing one is best in the warmer months when these cold-blooded animals are sure to be more active, and their insect-prey is more numerous.
Lyk my hy/ sy sê… “Wat soek julle hier… dis my plek!”
Mag wel wees, AJ! Ek sal ook nie mense in my mooi stukkie van die Drakensberg wou he nie…
Mooi foto!
Baie dankie, Tina!
Love it! He looks like an extension of the log.
Mom and Dad were very proud of Joubert and his eagle-eye for noticing the tiny chameleon at quite a distance!
So lanklaas een van hulle gesien, Dries!
Dit was ons eerste kennismaking met die Drakensberg Dwergverkleurmannetjie, Aletta. Om eerlik te wees het ons nie eens n verkleurmannetjie so hoog in die berge verwag nie!
Looks as if s/he’s climbing out of a hole. 🙂 But I can see your barkeeper scene, too.
janet
They’re such comical creatures!
Good eye, Joubert! Isn’t this just the cutest little pose!
You almost expect him to raise a finger to get the barkeep’s attention
😀
haha! that would be perfect!
He or she looks like a freaky branch thing. Gotta love mother nature.
Couldn’t agree with you more, Iris!
Wouldn’t of even noticed him/her as it looks like part of the stump! Glad I looked twice (one with my glasses on!) lol…:)
Now you can just imagine how well camouflaged he’d be sitting in a bush in the forest undergrowth!
No kidding! 🙂