Possible Insect damage

[Lynn Raw]

Thomas,

Thank you for your comments. I will pass them on to the persons concerned.

As you will see from the website this incident was in a captive chameleon in
Belgium. I don't think that any larvae were seen at the time the damage was
discovered.

Lynn

> Bot flies have mammal hosts and do not parasitise reptiles. What you show
> could be myiasis from either blow flies or flesh flies. Obligate reptile
> myiasis producers from these families are known from the New World only,
yet
> captive reptiles are prone to myiasis and several species of flies may be
> suspected here. I know of no reported cases of myiasis from true
chameleons
> and I suggest breeding out the larva to identify the adult.
>
> Thomas Pape
> Naturhistoriska riksmuseet