Chameleons
In the world, there are more than fifty kinds of chameleons. Almost half of all the species live in Madagascar, which means they live in a Rain Forest. Dwarf chameleons are the smallest in the world and can be the size of a baby's thumb and sometimes as big as a cat! Can you believe it!
Have you ever seen a chameleon's humongous tongue? Well, they sometimes curl their large tongue to grab themselves from trees and eat their prey! Chameleons that live in trees have five toes and they can look two different directions at the same time. These crazy animals communicate by changing he colors of their skin!
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Chameleons mate several times a year. The interesting part is that some female chameleons lay eggs and some give birth to babies like humans! Amazing!
Resources:
CHAMELEONS Ranger Rick
CHAMELEON CRAZY http://www.chameleoncrazy.com/classification.php
Have you ever seen a chameleon's humongous tongue? Well, they sometimes curl their large tongue to grab themselves from trees and eat their prey! Chameleons that live in trees have five toes and they can look two different directions at the same time. These crazy animals communicate by changing he colors of their skin!
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Chameleons mate several times a year. The interesting part is that some female chameleons lay eggs and some give birth to babies like humans! Amazing!
Resources:
CHAMELEONS Ranger Rick
CHAMELEON CRAZY http://www.chameleoncrazy.com/classification.php