Home Page
Did You Know?
The oldest known chameleon fossil is from the extinct species Chamaeleo caroliquarti. It was found in Europe and is 26 million years old.
The word Calumma comes from the Latin word for covering. This genus consists of chameleons from Madagascar with occipital lobes.
Many chameleon species have a bright red, orange or yellow mouth. This conspicuous interior when displayed is used as a defense against predators.
The process of shedding is called ecdysis.
Furcifer oustaleti (Oustalet’s Chameleon) is the longest chameleon species reaching lengths of 27 inches (68cm).
The word Rieppeleon is named after the scientist Olivier Rieppel.
The smallest chameleon species is Brookesia micra with an adult length just over 1 inch (29mm). It hatches from an egg no bigger than a grain of rice!
The largest chameleon species by weight is Calumma parsonii (Parson’s Chameleon).
Chamaeleo namaquensis is found in the desert of Namibia. To cool off it will sometimes bury itself in the sand.
Chameleon fossils have been found in central Europe and China, indicating they were once much more widespread than they are now.
- Chameleons Only
- Mist King
- Tortoise Supply
- Great Lakes Hornworm
- LLLReptile
- Mulberry Farms
- Coastal Silkworms
- Dubia Roaches
- Dragon Strand
- Full Throttle Feeders
- Gulf Coast Silkworms
- Chromatic Chameleons
- Sticky Tongue Farms
- The Critter Depot
- Rebecca Wang Art
- iPardalis
- FramsChams
- Light Your Reptiles
- Neptune the Chameleon
- Tamura Designs
- Ready's Rainforest
Featured Blog Entries
-
Photographing Chameleon's in "Naturalistic" Settings
- JacksJill
- Views: 66K
- Reaction score: 18
- Comments: 7
- General
If you want a place in the Forum Calendar or a shiny medal next to your avatar there are some basic things you will have to do. First understand... -
Veiled Chameleon Laying 101
- MissSkittles
- 7 min read
- Views: 45K
- Reaction score: 27
- Comments: 9
- General
Hi and congratulations on having a beautiful girl veiled chameleon. These little sweeties are near and dear to my heart, and I’ve learned from...
Members Online Now
No members online now.
Random Species
