Chameleons Chameleons

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.

Chameleons are distinguished by their zygodactylous feet; their swaying gait, and crests or horns on their brow and snout. Most species, the larger ones in particular, also have a prehensile tail. Chameleons' eyes are independently mobile, but in aiming at a prey item, they focus forward in coordination, affording the animal. stereoscopic vision.
Chameleons are adapted for climbing and visual hunting. They live in warm habitats that range from rainforest   to desert  conditions, with various species occurring in Africa, Madagascar, southern Europe, and across southern Asia as far as Sri Lanka, They have been introduced  to  Hawaii, California and Florida.