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These attractive, intriguing, largely arboreal lizards are such unusual animals that temporarly they were not put into the taxonomic suborder Sauria (lizards) but in their suborder, Rhiptoglossa. In the 19th century, two genera were recognized Chamaeleo and brookies, the former mostly large, colorful, prehensile-tailed chameleons.

Chameleons have several un-lizard-like characteristics .the tail can't be shed and re-grown, and is prehensile in all of the varieties of chameleon. Their eyes are set in small turrets, move independently; their vision is sharp which enable it to be binocular; they've got no external ears and thus very poor hearing. Their feet are uniquely adapted for climbing, with opposed bundled toes with sharp claws; consequently, chameleons are arboreal greater species ascending to greater heights in trees, although small species prefer shrubs and bushes and the pygmy chameleons often forage on the floor, even though they climb into low vegetation to fall asleep.

Chameleons use a telescopic tongue which can be shot at prey, with a distance greater than their health. They can change color and intensity rapidly; some species exhibit a variety of colors. Their bodies are curiously laterally compressed, without an obvious neck. The sex organs in the male are located inside the sheath with the base in the tail, thereby a adult non-horned chameleon can often be sexed by examining the tail base, that's broader that face men. Males of some species have tarsal spurs, small scaly projections on the heel.

The power to change color has created chameleons famous. The color change is connected with their emotional /hormonal state truly matches the background. The color change can be responsive to light, shade, and temperature .body shape, how they move and base coloration all plays a role in camouflage; patterns and intensity color change are hormonally controlled. chameleons cannot move fast and their only active defenses are hissing, biting, and jumping from perch

However, if sexually aroused or facing a rival (some territorial), vivid, stunning color patterns might appear, and angry or harassed chameleons will darken, showing patterns of dark bars, spots or blotches; some become black with rage. In the cold areas, they're going to turn black in the early morning, to absorb heat and light-weight efficiently through the sun; at the same time, they carefully align themselves perpendicular on the light and flatten the body to raise surface area.

Several East African species have one, two or three annular or blade-like horns and rival males will fight with one of these, along with by biting or clawing. The low altitude lay eggs, but most high altitude species, especially the Tanzanian hill species along with the smaller, stripped East African type of the ''rhinoceros'' group which includes Jackson chameleon (chameleon Jackson) as well as the side-striped chameleon (chameleon bitaeniatus) give live birth. Chameleons eat insects and also other arthropods (millipedes and spiders) and are thus farmers friendly. Chameleons have many enemies, including various type of birds (shrikes, starlings), small tree-climbing carnivores, tree snakes (boomslang, twig snakes).

There will be more than 130 known type of chameleon, 60 or more appear in Madagascar, the remaining mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, although a number of species are found within the Mediterranean sea and so on Arabian peninsula, one species is situated India and Sri Lanka, other on smaller off-shore islands. Tanzania, with over 25 species, contains the greatest chameleon diversity in Africa. In many subs Saharan Africa, chameleons are greatly feared, superstition linked with their secretive life, camouflage, odd appearance and jerky movements.

Although some individuals believe they are venomous, most stories associate chameleons with bad luck, evil eye or having brought death to mankind by some form of negligence. As a result of such legends, many people fear chameleons and won't tolerate them near homes. Chameleon bodies and the body parts may also be used in witchcraft.