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Chameleons
Family Chamaeleonidae
The chameleons — independently-swivelling eyes, projectile tongues and colour-changing skin. Spectacular, but demanding, arboreal, and easily stressed; a look-don't-handle animal.
4 species on Baskden · 4 with a full care guide.
- Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis The living jewel of the chameleon world — dazzling colour, and a strict look-don't-touch display animal for a careful keeper.
- Veiled Chameleon Chamaeleo calyptratus The iconic colour-shifting, swivel-eyed lizard — mesmerising to watch, but a look-don't-touch display animal.
- Jackson's Chameleon Trioceros jacksonii The tiny-triceratops chameleon — the males' three horns are unmistakable, but its cool, humid montane needs trip up many keepers.
- Pygmy Chameleon Rieppeleon brevicaudatus A thumb-sized leaf chameleon that plays dead like a fallen leaf — delicate, short-lived and hands-off.