Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) ©
Sleeping Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) after the night rains. The species of chameleon found on the Maltese Islands is also found in Greece, Cyprus, southern Portugal and southern Spain on the north of the Mediterranean basin. A small population is reported to be present in Apulia in south-western Italy. To the south, it is found in a very extensive range throughout North Africa and Saudi Arabia, as well as Iraq and Iran. In Malta, the chameleon was introduced from North Africa in the 1850s by Protestant missionaries. It was set free in what is now the Jesuit College of St. Ignatius in St. Julian’s and has since spread with human assistance all over Malta, Gozo and Comino. Extract courtesy of Malta Independent. Photo by Nick Dobbs 20-08-18
Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) ©
Sleeping Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) after the night rains. The species of chameleon found on the Maltese Islands is also found in Greece, Cyprus, southern Portugal and southern Spain on the north of the Mediterranean basin. A small population is reported to be present in Apulia in south-western Italy. To the south, it is found in a very extensive range throughout North Africa and Saudi Arabia, as well as Iraq and Iran. In Malta, the chameleon was introduced from North Africa in the 1850s by Protestant missionaries. It was set free in what is now the Jesuit College of St. Ignatius in St. Julian’s and has since spread with human assistance all over Malta, Gozo and Comino. Extract courtesy of Malta Independent. Photo by Nick Dobbs 20-08-18