Despite her family’s apprehension, Fandresena Rakotoharimalala is determined to study and save chameleons in her home country of Madagascar. In some ...

There’s no lizard like a chameleon—color-shifting, tree-climbing, eye-swiveling magic. Dive into the jungles of Madagascar with us and meet the first Malagasy herpetologist to lead groundbreaking ...

Scientists recently have made important discoveries about chameleon physiology by watching the lizards in captivity. Their future in the wild, meanwhile, is far from certain. In Afrikaans ...

Biology in the background Most chameleons live in trees, and the bones of these lizards’ feet and tails have adapted to that environment. You can see that this chameleon’s tail is long and curled, ...

like this gecko, don't have any eyelids, so they also use their tongues to lick their eyes clean. One lizard that can do something very special is the chameleon. It is able to change the colour of ...

The largest chameleon is the Parson’s chameleon which can reach up to 68cm. These enormous lizards have ridges running from above the eyes to the nose forming two warty horns. 5. Chameleons have ...