Blue Chameleon

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Chameleons inhabit warm habitats mainly in sub-Saharan Africa and the island of Madagascar. They are also found in North Africa, Southern Europe, parts of the Middle East, India and Sri Lanka. Veiled Chameleons are considered an invasive species in Hawaii largely due to escaped pets.

Throughout Africa, there are another six species of chameleon listed as critically endangered and the Chapman’s pygmy chameleon, endemic to its forest home in Malawi, has not been seen in over 25 years. Chameleons are slow-moving and range-restricted, meaning that they, like many other reptile species, face tremendous pressure through habitat loss. The precious and unique endemic species stand little chance against the tide of human expansion without urgent protection of their habitats. When chameleons are young they grow rapidly and shed their skin every few weeks. At a young age they will shed their skin more or less in one go it’ quite a sight to behold! As they get older they continuously shed their skin but less frequently. The reasons for shedding is to maintain cleanliness, renew their skin or to accommodate rapid growth when they are younger. 42. Chameleons have acrodont teeth

Some chameleons like the panther chameleon of Madagascar regulate their vitamin D3 levels, of which their insect diet is a poor source, by exposing themselves to sunlight since its UV component increases internal production. [60] a b c Teyssier, Jérémie; Saenko, Suzanne V.; van der Marel, Dirk; Milinkovitch, Michel C. (10 March 2015). "Photonic crystals cause active colour change in chameleons". Nature Communications. 6 (1): 1–7. Bibcode: 2015NatCo...6.6368T. doi: 10.1038/ncomms7368. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 4366488. PMID 25757068. Chameleons or chamaeleons ( family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 200 species described as of June 2015. [1] The members of this family are best known for their distinct range of colors, being capable of shifting to different hues and degrees of brightness. The large number of species in the family exhibit considerable variability in their capacity to change color. For some, it is more of a shift of brightness (shades of brown); for others, a plethora of color-combinations (reds, yellows, greens, blues) can be seen.

Chameleons primarily live in the mainland of sub-Saharan Africa and on the island of Madagascar, although a few species live in northern Africa, southern Europe (Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece), the Middle East, southern India, Sri Lanka, and several smaller islands in the western Indian Ocean.Chamaeleon News". Chameleonnews.com. August 2004. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008 . Retrieved 1 November 2017. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) Laube, Alexandra; Negro, Thorsten; Augustin, Andreas (2020). "781 days in the egg: Prolonged incubation time in Calumma parsonii parsonii (Cuvier, 1824) resulting in a healthy juvenile and revealing circumstantial evidence for sperm retention in this species". Herpetology Notes. 13: 425–428. {{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) Daza, Juan D.; Stanley, Edward L.; Bolet, Arnau; etal. (2020-11-06). "Enigmatic amphibians in mid-Cretaceous amber were chameleon-like ballistic feeders". Science. 370 (6517): 687–691. Bibcode: 2020Sci...370..687D. doi: 10.1126/science.abb6005. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 33154135. S2CID 226254862.

Diaz-Paniagua C, Cuadrado M (2003), "Influence of incubation conditions on hatching success, embryo development and hatchling phenotype of common chameleon ( Chamaeleo chamaeleon) eggs", Amphibia-Reptilia, 24 (4): 429–440, doi: 10.1163/156853803322763891With the longest tail in the Bradypodian genus, the Knysna dwarf chameleon can grow up to 7 inches in length and has a prominent casque. This particular variety usually has skin color ranging from bright green to blue and displays purple, yellow, and even pink markings. Drakensberg Dwarf Chameleon Andrews (2008), "Effects of incubation temperature on growth and performance of the veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus", Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A, Ecological Genetics and Physiology, Journal of Experimental Zooly, 309 (8): 435–446, doi: 10.1002/jez.470, PMID 18512704 This bluish green chameleon species is found in lowlands throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, and is distinguished by being very slender compared to many other chameleon species.

Khamai is ancient Greek meaning on the ground and leon meaning lion, like the zodiac sign leo. This, like a lot of words, evolved into latin chamaelon which evolved into the word we use today.

de Groot, J. H.; van Leeuwen, J. L. (2004). "Evidence for an elastic projection mechanism in the chameleon tongue. ". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 271 (1540): 761–770. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2637. PMC 1691657. PMID 15209111. The oviparous species lay eggs three to six weeks after copulation. The female will dig a hole—from 10–30cm (4–12in), deep depending on the species—and deposit her eggs. Clutch sizes vary greatly with species. Small Brookesia species may only lay two to four eggs, while large veiled chameleons ( Chamaeleo calyptratus) have been known to lay clutches of 20–200 (veiled chameleons) and 10–40 (panther chameleons) eggs. Clutch sizes can also vary greatly among the same species. Eggs generally hatch after four to 12 months, again depending on the species. The eggs of Parson's chameleon ( Calumma parsoni) typically take 400 to 660 days to hatch. [54] Chameleon species from the Chamaeleo genus display all the most recognizable chameleon characteristics, such as the curling prehensile tail. Most pet chameleons on the market today belong to Chamaeleo. Two-Lined Chameleon