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Chameleon, Species unknown?

 

Anjozorabe, Madagascar.

 

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Chameleon (Calumma emelinae). Andasibe National Park, Madagascar.

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Chameleons are reptiles that are part of the iguana suborder. These colorful lizards are known as one of the few animals that can change skin color. However, it is a misconception that chameleons change colors to match their surroundings.

 

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Norbert and Pascal. We don't usually let them get this close to each other, but this just kinda happened - and they were both just fine afterwards. :)

 

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Jackson's chameleon

Trioceros de Jackson

(Trioceros jacksonii )

Es una especie de camaleón de tres cuernos.

La diferencia entre el macho y la hembra son los cuernos. Los machos son muy territoriales utilizan sus cuernos para defender su area y su hembra, al igual que los monos utilizan su fuerte cola para pasar de rama en rama.

".... So now weve come upon the hardest thing ive ever done

Its telling you that im a mess

What sort of mess i mean

Is self-destructive gasoline

The kind that strips you of your best

And while i play instead the way that most would end up dead

You sleep alone at home and wish that i was in our bed

With this im telling you

My color changes back to blue

How do i ask you this

Will you help me through

 

Stand by for another breakdown

Sound off the alarm

Is this the chameleon boy i swore i wouldnt become

Stand by for another breakdown ....

 

I try to think of all the people i look up to

Or growing up who would i be

Now the twisted part

Whered all my idols end up

They all passed away

Passed away ...."

 

Chameleon Boy

Chameleon taken at Jersey Zoo. It came out for a picture before disappearing into the background.

Folded from a square of kraft paper

 

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In the reptile world there are some bizarre shapes and colours, but some of the most striking variations are found in the chameleons. These colourful lizards are known for their ability to change their colour; their long, sticky tongue; and their eyes, which can be moved independently of each other.

 

If you want to know more about these fascinating animals, look here: 10 Interesting Facts About Chameleons.

 

Chameleons only change skin colour.

It's people who change

their intentions and agreements.

(Shanu)

 

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Manchester Museum.. this guy seemed to know how to play to the adoring crowd. A notice asked children not to tap on the glass as it might scare him. (That way he would be a much 'calmer chameleon'.. groan sorry)!

   

Es una especie de camaleón de tres cuernos.

La diferencia entre el macho y la hembra son los cuernos. Los machos son muy territoriales utilizan sus cuernos para defender su área y su hembra, al igual que los monos utilizan su fuerte cola para pasar de rama en rama.

Jackson's chameleon

Trioceros de Jackson

(Trioceros jacksonii )

Smile for the camera!

Panther chameleon - Madagascar

This is the first chameleon I saw in the wild, from my first night in Madagascar -- a nose-horned chameleon (Calumma nasutum), maybe 3 inches long not counting the tail. We saw quite a few individuals of this and other species over the next several days, and it was cool to see one every single time. There are chameleons native to Africa, parts of Asia, and even southern Europe, but Madagascar has the most species. Chameleons are famous for changing color, although not all species do; and their reasons for color-changing mostly have nothing to do with camouflage. Instead, their color-shifting is about mood, communication with rivals and/or mates, and temperature regulation. Awesome creatures.

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White-lined chameleon

(Furcifer antimena)

A Cypriot Chameleon trying to avoid the click of the camera :) ...

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An amazing grasshopper that can change colour from the Australian alpine region.

I didn't think I was going to love her so much... That look!

 

Chameleon Vanessa Perrin

BBMaui, Kula, Maui, Hawaii. Male Jackson's Chameleon sunning himself. These are cold blooded animals, and time to time they find a sunny spot, flatten themselves like a pancake, and take a position to receive maximum sun exposure to warm up. He is blowing up his neck which means he is either getting ready to hunt an insect with his extremely long and agile tongue or he is disturbed by my attention. We know it is a "he" because only males have the three horns. Shortly after I took this picture he went under the bush to hide, and I was sorry to disturb his sunning and hunt. Taken at my backyard in Kula.

This guy was crossing the roadway, so I stopped and moved him to the grassy area. They are sooooo cute! And yes, he was about 12 + inches long.

Come Dine with me.

I thought I would really mix things up today and post some pictures of chameleons from our trip to Madagascar in 2013. They were high on my wish list and I was thrilled to be able to photograph them.

 

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Chameleon tongues are wonders of the natural world. This Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) is a sharp-shooter. Sure, he has googly eyes that forever seem frenetically pointed in different directions, but when a tasty meal comes into view, those eyes … well, those eyes focus. He will train both on his target to hone his depth perception and arm his tongue with the information it needs. That tongue is comprised of three components: the sticky tip, the accelerator muscles, and the retracting muscles. Hollow in composition, the tongue rests at the back of the mouth against the hyoid bone (we have these!) and the cartilaginous hyoid spike (drats, we don’t have these). Upon spying the insect, Queso (yes, this chameleon’s name is Queso) lines up his entire head and fires his tongue—which is ~1.5 times his body length—by constricting his accelerator muscles against the hyoid horn. The sticky, somewhat grasping tip does the rest!

Photographed in the garden.

This is my LEGO model of a juvenile veiled chameleon. It has moveable legs and tail allowing for various poses. It can stand on a surface or be attached to the steep stick on the display stand.

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Parsons Chameleon in Madagascar

Chameleon catching his tasty snack

Mediterranean chameleon seen at Ghadera nature reserve in Malta

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