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The largest chameleon in the world, Parson’s chameleon belongs to a unique family of lizards exhibiting some bizarre traits. With a large, triangular head, conical, independently-moving eyes, laterally compressed body, and fused toes, the chameleon has looks as strange as its behaviour. All chameleon species are capable of colour change, which is not only for camouflage as is generally assumed. It may also be a response to other chameleons (when fighting or mating), temperature, as well as the surroundings. Particularly comical when walking, they have an odd gait, moving with diagonally opposite limbs. The toes are fused into two opposable pads, giving mitten-like feet that are efficient for gripping branches. The tongue may be up to twice the length of the body, and has a bulbous sticky tip which is used to catch its prey. This enormous chameleon has ridges running from above the eyes to the nose forming two warty horns. Its colour varies from green, turquoise and yellow, and juveniles may have an orange sheen. The lips and eyelids of adults are sometimes yellow or orange and there may be pale yellow or white spots on the flanks. There are two subspecies of Parson’s chameleon: Calumma parsonii cristifer reaches just 47 cm, has a small dorsal crest, and is bluer in colour whereas Calumma parsonii parsonii is the larger of the two, reaching up to 68 cm, and has no crests at all. Also known as Parson’s giant chameleon. Synonyms Chamaeleo madecasseus. Size Length: 47 – 68 cmTake a look at my 2nd Flickr account - Steve Wilson - all the photo's |
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| Author | Steve Wilson - over 4 million views Thanks !! from Chester, UK |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Steve Wilson - over 4 million views Thanks !! at https://www.flickr.com/photos/26811962@N05/9786720481. It was reviewed on 23 July 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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