Chameleon 🦎

Chameleons or chamaeleons are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015. These species come in a range of colors, and many species have the ability to change color.

Class: Reptilia

Family: Chamaeleonidae; Rafinesque, 1815

Order: Squamata

Scientific name: Chamaeleonidae

Lifespan: Veiled chameleon: 5 years, Panther chameleon: 2 – 3 years, Jackson's chameleon: 5 – 10 years

Length: Veiled chameleon: 35 – 45 cm, Panther chameleon: 30 – 51 cm, Jackson's chameleon: 23 – 33 cm