Expedition 2010 - Cameroon / The Tribal Africa Expedition

Cameroon Expedition Blog

Cameroon Expedition Blog

Back in Europe!

After travelling together for nearly 3 weeks, the members of the Exo Terra expedition team all went their separate ways. Some of us are travelling to the US, Canada and Germany... We can all look...

Last leg!

Right now we are on our way back to Douala. It was a very successful expedition and we nearly saw everything we hoped for! On top of that we have several new records as well! More later, I hope t...

Trioceros serratus

Some images of Trioceros serratus from the Mount Oku area. One of the most colourfull species we encountered during this expedition...

Trioceros quadricornis gracilior

Some more image as promised from T. quadricornis gracilior and from the field measurements taken...

Manebgouba Mountain

Breathtaking scenery near the the Manengouba lakes...

On our way to Bakossi Mountains

Today we drive back south to the Bakossi Mountains area, the last leg of our expedition. We have been very successful this far when it comes to finding Chameleons, but we have seen very few other sp...

Trioceros serratus

Just done photographing T. serratus, beautiful animals... Some good pictures later...

Trioceros quadricornis gracilior from Mount Oku

Good morning from Mount Oku, Cameroon. Yesterday was a great day where we again found what we were looking for; Trioceros quadricornis gracilior and Trioceros serrat...

On top of Mount Oku

Yesterday after a full say driving on one of Cameroon's worst roads we reached the town of Kumbo. Now searching for chameleons... Hopefully some pictures soon!

Mount Oku

Finally we see Mount Oku in the distance... Hopefully we reach there before dark, the road is getting worse again...

Bamboutos

Driving through the Bamboutos region, in the background Mount Bamboutos. As you can see there is no forest left at all... We continue towards Mount Oku...

Entering Mbouda...

On our way to Mount Oku... Just stopping in Mbouda to try and change some money, then on our way to Bamenda where we will have lunch... Hoping to arrive before darkness near Mount Oku.

Dschang

Rainy day! It rained all night last night, and it still is... Cold night as well, we lit the fireplace in our hut, and forgot we were actually in tropical Cameroon... Today we will decide on our...

Some more chameleon shots...

Hi everyone, time for some more Chameleon pictures! Great expedition so far... Today we head for Dschang. More news soon!

Manengouba Mountains

Right now in the Manengouba Highlands (1770m) where we just found a pair of Trioceros perreti! Great looking animals, more images later...

On Mount Koupe!

Right now on Mount Koupe (1550m) in search of T. quadricornis quadricornis and T. pfeferi. This was the toughest journey so far!!! Hopefully we find some...

Rough road!

Almost there, not so easy!

On our way to Mount Kupe

This morning we left Mount Cameroon an now we are heading for Kupe... More news soon!

Some chameleon shots...

Finally we are able to share some Chameleon shots we took over the past two days on mount Cameroon! W hop hope you enjoy them, even they are rath...

Back down...

We made it back safe down the mountain!!! It was though for some of us... Loren and Guy here near the waterfall were we found 6 chameleons... Great expedition so far, tomorrow we head Mount Kupe....

At 1400m!

Rewarding trip up the mountain... Again several specimen of T. montium... Right now filming some close ups.

Up on Mount Cameroon again!

The climb seem to be tougher then yesterday, but I guess we still have yesterdays ascent in our legs!!! We found our first T. montium already at 8:45 am this morning... Our Chris Anderson is now ...

T. montium

We found 17 t. montium today!!! One of them this incredible male! What a successful dag today... Tomorrow we will be back up mount Cameroon again!

Mount Cameroon...

This afternoon we reached Mount Cameroon which we are now climbing up to the primary rain forest! We just found our first Trioceros montium female!!! Pictures soon. This mountain is steep!

Mount Cameroon...

This afternoon we reached Mount Cameroon which we are now climbing up to the primary rain forest! We just found our first Trioceros montium female!!! Pictures soon. This mountain is steep!
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Habitat Kit Cameroon 2010

The Exo Terra Cameroon Rainforest Habitat Kit is the ideal set-up for the beginner herpetoculturist! The kit comes with all of the components necessary to give your terrarium hobby a successful start - including the Exo Terra Glass Terrarium, designed by European herpetologists.
An instruction manual is included to guide you through the process of installation, decoration and maintenance of the Exo Terra Cameroon Rainforest Terrarium Kit.

Ideal for: Small species of snakes, frogs, lizards and geckos.

 

Cameroon

Located in the Gulf of Guinea, Cameroon lies at the intersection of West Africa and Central Africa. The north of Cameroon is dry and contains vast savannas, whereas the south is home to dense tropical forest. Cameroon is extremely rich, both ecologically and culturally. It contains more than 200 ethnic groups, and a particularly high biodiversity.

It is one of the most geographically diverse countries in Africa, comprising three major zones: the northern savannah, the southern and eastern rainforests, and the north-western hill region near Nigeria. Because of its great geographical and cultural variety, Cameroon is sometimes called ‘Africa in miniature’. Cameroon’s valuable rain forests contain a number of species of trees, including oil palms, bamboo palms, mahogany, teak, ebony, and rubber. Wildlife is diverse and abundant and includes monkeys, chimpanzees, gorillas, antelope, lions, and elephants, as well as numerous species of birds and of course reptiles and amphibians. Sweltering rainforests and strutting sultans, game parks and grilled chicken: Cameroon is one of Africa’s most naturally and culturally diverse countries. Mt Cameroon is not only West Africa’s highest mountain, but is also the only active volcano in Africa.

Explore the rain forests of Cameroon with Exo Terra. During these expeditions, three new reptile species have been discovered. The data collected has contributed to the scientific and conservation communities, broadening the knowledge and assuring the future of reptiles and amphibians. A better understanding of their behaviour in the wild enables our research and development teams to get a better understanding of their needs and captive maintenance requirements.

 
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