Chameleons

Chameleons are insectivores. They are a Lizard that has the ability to change its skin colour.

The name "chameleon" means "Earth lion" and is derived from the Greek words chamai (on the ground, on the earth) and leon (lion).

Chameleons vary greatly in size and body structure, from approximately 1 in (2.5 cm) Brookesia minima, to the 24 in (60 cm) Calumma parsonii. Chameleons are mostly arboreal and are often found in trees or occasionally on smaller bushes. Some smaller species, however, live on the ground under foliage.

Chameleons generally eat locusts, mantids, crickets, and other insects, but larger chameleons have been known to eat small birds and other lizards.

The Chameleons are native to the deserts of Saudi Arabia and Yemen.



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