XCEPTIONAL REPTILES Chameleons are strange creatures Some have horns Others have curly tails Chameleons often stay still But their eyes move frequently They look out for food and predators Chameleon Basics Chameleons are reptiles Scales cover their bodies Like all reptiles their body temperature does not stay the same It changes with their surroundings Chameleons have excellent eyesight Their eyes are unique They bulge out of the head Each eye can move on its own Chameleons can see two different objects at the same time This makes it easier to spot food These reptiles usually eat insects Bigger chameleons eat small birds or other lizards 5
OLD WORLD CHAMELEONS There are more than 160 chameleon species in the world Most live in Asia or Africa Madagascar alone is home to nearly half of all chameleon species LONGEST CHAMELEON The Malagasy giant chameleon can be more than two feet 0 6 m long SHORTEST CHAMELEON Brookesia micra grows to just one inch 2 5 cm in length 6
ASIA VEILED CHAMELEON Veiled chameleons live in the southwestern Arabian Peninusla AFRICA INDIAN CHAMELEON The Indian chameleon is the only species found on the Indian subcontinent MADAGASCAR 7
