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An unexpected encounter when we were walking along a footpath near the coast in Spain. It crawled across the footpath in front of us. We gently lifted it onto a stick, took a couple of photos and then placed it in the safety of the undergrowth.
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We were walking along a footpath near the coast in Spain when this couple in front of us (who we think were German) started waving frantically at us. When we got near we realised that it was a Mediterranean Chameleon that had walked across their path and into some vegetation on the other side. They must have seen me carrying my camera and thought that I might like a photograph. In Europe, these chameleons are ONLY found in Southern Spain, Portugal, Cyprus and Crete, so we were lucky to see it. We gently lifted it onto a stick to get some photos and then quickly returned it to the undergrowth. Best viewed large!
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This is the Mediterranean Chameleon that we came across last year when walking along by the coast in Spain. He was originally in the middle of a sandy footpath, so after gently lifting him onto a stick and getting a couple or so photos we placed him in the undergrowth out of sight and hopefully in the safety of a similar-coloured habitat. There a some closer photos of him in my ‘Reptile’ album.
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Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) in Cabo de Gata–Nijar Natural Park, Andalusia, Southern Spain.
(Chamaeleo chamaeleon) in our Spanish garden some years ago.
Interesting article Here: www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/chamaeleo-chamaeleon/?la...
The average length of the common chameleon is 20–40 cm (8–16 inches), with females often being substantially larger than males. The colour of the common chameleon is variable, between yellow/brown through green to a dark brown. Whatever the background colour is, the common chameleon will have two light coloured lines along its side. It has a small beard of scales and some small hard scales on the top of its back. Many assume the colour changes undergone by the chameleon are a result of its attempting to camouflage itself, when in reality the chameleon changes its colour as a response to light and temperature stimuli and as an expression of its emotions (like chameleon body language). Often when caught for analysis, the chameleon may turn a dark colour. Their colours are also important for intra-species communication, especially during the mating season
I was looking through some of my images from a few years ago and realised that I had not uploaded this particular photo to Flickr. It was, most probably, a once in a lifetime encounter with this wild chameleon as we were walking along a path in Spain.
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Chamaeleo chamaeleon
Les caméléons que nous avons vus cette année étaient presque tous de couleur brune.
Cabo de Gata, Espagne
The chameleons that we saw this year were almost all brownish.
Cabo de Gata, Spain
Back from a very wet few days in Malta, largely devoid of wildlife encounters. However a brief spell of sunshine and being in the right place at the right time resulted in the find of the holiday, a Mediterranean Chameleon, albeit a rather off-colour individual, found in a green space in the capital, Valetta.
A common or European chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) in a small pine tree on the margin of the Salina Reserve.
Over the past three years I have spent hours scanning pine trees in Malta and the Algarve for these lizards with no success. This time I was walking along a car park on the edge of Salina when a brief glance turned up this specimen. Possibly the most laid-back lizard I've ever encountered!