MELLER'S CHAMELEON

SCIENTIFIC NAME :-      Chamaeleo melleri

OCCURRENCE :-              Tanzania , Malawi

HABITAT :-                     Savanna vegetation

SIZE :-                            Length 54 to 58 cm

FAMILY :-                       Chamaeleonidae

 

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS :-

1. It is a brightly coloured arboreal lizard with broad yellow stripes and black spots on the body.
2. The body is flattened from side to side , eyes are large and protuberant , muscular prehensile tail is 28-29 cm long and the tongue is protrusible with sticky pads at the tip.
3. It has a tiny snout horn.
4. It feeds on small birds and insects.
5. Reproduction is by laying eggs which the mother buries in a hole in the ground.
6. It has the ability to change colour of its skin for camouflaging itself.