Compared with popular pets such as dogs, cats, rabbits, etc., chameleons are relatively different, but if you keep a chameleon at home, it is quite high-end and tasteful, isn't it? ~Seeing this, I believe many people are interested in learning more about chameleons.
Chameleons
Chameleons ( Chameleon), suborder lizards, reptiles in the family Chameleon, characterized by the ability to change body color. There are two genera of Chamaeleo: Brookesia with 19 species, and Chamaeleo with 70 species. About half of these species are found only in Madagascar, and most of the rest are found in sub-Saharan Africa. There are two other species scattered in western Asia, one in southern India and Sri Lanka, and the other (generally hiding Chameleo chameleon) dispersed in the Near East and westward through North Africa to southern Spain.
The chameleons that have been imported into the country, such as the commonly known kings, queens, fires, jacksons, etc., are all Chameleo from Africa and Chameleo chameleon from Central Asia. Brookesia from Madagascar has not yet been imported, and the Chinese have not yet had the opportunity to see it (Brookesia chameleons have darker body colors) Dull, the famous dead leaf chameleon is this genus).
Racial characteristics:
The skin is covered by granular scales, and there are a variety of pigment cells in the dermis, which can expand and contract at any time to change body color; there are blunt triangular protrusions on the head; the eyes are independent, Feel free to switch to different perspectives.
There is a ridge on the back; the eight limbs are long, and both the front and rear limbs have 5 fingers and toes. They are divided into two groups. The 3 fingers on the inside of the forelimb are fused together, and the 2 fingers on the outside are fused together, and they can hold each other; the hind limbs are different, The inner 2 toes and the outer 3 toes are healed and maintained relative to each other, so that it will be better at climbing trees.
Some species of chameleons change their body color according to their surroundings, while others use their color to express their moods: their coloring is most vivid when threatened or to win a mate. There are also colors that show the physical condition: black hair is when the body is in poor condition, and white hair is when the body temperature is too high. The tongue is long, almost as long as the body, and has mucus on it. When food is caught, the tongue can be "shot" out quickly to stick to insects. It has a long tail and is good at clinging to trees, acting as a "fifth hand".
Appearance:
The first impression that a chameleon gives people is that its body color changes with the environment, it has a long tongue, and two eyes that can change freely to look at different purposes. In addition, characteristics such as the bendable tail, horns on the head, and special toes for gripping make it a very popular pet among lizards.
Dispersion:
Most of the members of this family are distributed in Africa and Madagascar, with a small number scattered in the Middle East, Asia and southern Europe.
Habitat: Mainly arboreal, depending on the species, it can adapt to desert climate to tropical rainforest climate. The chameleons of this genus, Brookesia, are unique in that they have an unbendable tail that acts like an appendage and moves more than the earth.
Size:
Varies greatly according to species, from 2.5 cm (Brookesia sp.) to species exceeding 50 cm (Chamaeleo melleri, Furcifer oustaleti).
Food:
Mainly insects, but larger species may also eat small vertebrates.
Behavior:
A diurnal, arboreal, slow-moving, range-oriented lizard.
Growth:
Most are oviparous, but there are also ovoviviparous varieties (such as Chamaeleo ellioti).
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