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Chris Anderson;2976276; said:
Actually it appears to be a female Gonocephalus doriae. I have two females myself and a clutch of eggs incubating. I keep my two together in a 6' tall x 3' x 3' wire mesh enclosure with live plants and a mist system that goes off twice a day for 20 minutes. Here are a couple photos of mine:

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Chris
I was going to say that mesh enclosures arent the best because they let out heat and moist, but since your in Florida it isnt that big of a deal:D The best of lucks with the eggs;)
 
nice pics coura..thanks..here are more pics of mine ..... close up..yeah and it's a female...I might be getting the male also..just holding..he is not doing so well....but his color is awsome!!!

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Thanks but thouse aint my photos or animals, I wish. But now I must worn you:confused: I dont think thats a G. doriae, the skales, the proporcions, the snout and the color is diferent then from the animals in thouse photos. I also think it may actualy be a male:confused:
 
Ok aparently they really are from diferent species, the question is wich is wich :confused: Both animals are identified online as G. doriae or G. abotti. One has a shorter snout and head, body mainly darker green and a sligty bigger crest and head(Nicolai´s animal) The others have a longer snout with a bigger darker protuberance, a very well marked set of crest scales and a emerald green body with yellow spots on the belly
 
coura;2978921; said:
Ok aparently they really are from diferent species, the question is wich is wich :confused: Both animals are identified online as G. doriae or G. abotti. One has a shorter snout and head, body mainly darker green and a sligty bigger crest and head(Nicolai´s animal) The others have a longer snout with a bigger darker protuberance, a very well marked set of crest scales and a emerald green body with yellow spots on the belly
yeaH I agree:headbang2..the one I have is a female gonocephalus chamaeleontinus "ornate tree dragon" the male has a round orange spot in the side of the body...I dont know what type ... u just posted but its SURELY a nice one!!!;)..but sadly I dont think the male will make it:(not in my tank...
 
here is the male!!!the 3rd pic is also male but different area.

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milokai;2979688; said:
yeaH I agree:headbang2..the one I have is a female gonocephalus chamaeleontinus "ornate tree dragon" the male has a round orange spot in the side of the body...I dont know what type ... u just posted but its SURELY a nice one!!!;)..but sadly I dont think the male will make it:(not in my tank...

Actually I was the one who posted those photos. Now that Coura points out the difference in the crest scalation, however, I agree that they are two different species. I'm still trying to find a male for my females. Luckily one of mine was gravid when I got her and her clutch is incubating.

Chris
 
milokai;2979926; said:
here is the male!!!the 3rd pic is also male but different area.
Thouse are gorgeous;) However the first male has yet another more flat snout, the most likely is to be the one is the 3 male
 
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