The Madagascan chameleon Chamaeleo verrucosus climbing in a tree. Chameleons have several anatomical peculiarities in addition to their well-known ability to change colour. The eyes can be moved independently,and are covered by a cone- shaped scaly lid. The tongue has a sticky,clublike tip & can be shot out to a length equal to that of the body,enabling the chameleon to capture prey (stick insects & grass-hoppers) at a large distance. The toes of each foot are fused into two opposed groups and,as seen here,the tail is prehensile,both adaptions for arboreal life | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Nuridsany, Claude / Perennou, Maria |
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