Jackson's chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii) is one of the more unusual species. Its three horns, located on its nose and above each eye, reminds many of a Triceratops. Only males have these horns, and ...

The tongue of the chameleon shoots out at high speeds like a rubber band gun, working well even during freezing weather, US researchers have found. Christopher Anderson and Dr Stephen Deban of the ...

(Phys.org) —Two researchers from Arizona State University have found that male chameleons use their color changing abilities for far more than hiding from predators. In their paper published in the ...

The chameleon's exceptional tree-climbing ability is dependent on vital ball-and-socket joints in its wrists and ankles, according to new research. The study also finds that chameleons have twice the ...

Hairy adhesive systems of microscopic setae with triangular flattened tips have evolved convergently in spiders, insects and arboreal lizards. The ventral sides of the feet and tails in chameleons are ...

Hot, cold, in between, it doesn't really matter to chameleons: They're going to snare their prey anyway, according to findings in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. That's ...