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Chameleon

Description:

(From Wikipedia): Chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of lizards. They are distinguished by their parrot-like zygodactylous feet, their separately mobile and stereoscopic eyes, their very long, highly modified, and rapidly extrudable tongues, their swaying gait, the possession by many of a prehensile tail, crests or horns on their distinctively shaped heads, and the ability of some to change color. Uniquely adapted for climbing and visual hunting.

Habitat:

The approximately 160 species of chameleon range from Africa, Madagascar, Spain and Portugal, across south Asia, to Sri Lanka, have been introduced to Hawaii, California and Florida, and are found in warm habitats that vary from rain forest to desert conditions.

Notes:

A chameleon we found lying on the road.. We moved it to a nearby tree so it won't be run over.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Mediterranean chameleon, common chameleon
Chamaeleo chamaeleon recticrista Common chameleon


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מועצה אזורית מגידו, מחוז הצפון, Israel

Spotted on Sep 17, 2011
Submitted on Sep 17, 2011

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