Chameleon

**chameleon**
	family of reptiles
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Instance of	taxon;
Different from	Bunglon ;
Common name
	Afrikaans: Verkleurmannetjie; አማርኛ: እስስት; Obolo: Nkube; العربية: حربائيات; مصرى: حرباء; azərbaycanca: Buqələmunkimilər; Bajau Sama: Belilik; беларуская: Хамелеоны; беларуская (тарашкевіца): хамэлеон; български: Хамелеонови; भोजपुरी: बिसखोपड़ा; भोजपुरी: बिसखोपड़ा; Banjar: anguy; বাংলা: বহুরূপী গিরগিটি; brezhoneg: Kameleon; bosanski: Kameleoni; català: Camaleons; کوردی: ڕۆژپەرست; čeština: Chameleonovití; чӑвашла: Хамелеонсем; Cymraeg: Madfall symudliw; dansk: Kamæleoner; dagbanli: Gumachuɣu; Deutsch: Chamäleons; Thuɔŋjäŋ: Ŋanykudɔt; eʋegbe: Kpɔku; Ελληνικά: Χαμαιλέοντας; Esperanto: Ĥameleono; eesti: Kameeleonlased; euskara: Kameleoi; فارسی: آفتاب‌پرست; suomi: Kameleontit; føroyskt: Kamelónir; fɔ̀ngbè: Aganma; Gaeilge: Caimileon; Gàidhlig: Leòmhann-làir; galego: Camaleónidos; farefare: gumatia; gungbe: Agànma; Hausa: Hawainiya; 客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî: Pien-set-liùng; עברית: זיקיתיים; हिन्दी: गिरगिट; hrvatski: Kameleoni; magyar: Kaméleonfélék; հայերեն: Քամելեոն; Bahasa Indonesia: Kelelesa; гӀалгӀай: Босхувцарг; Ido: Kameleono; íslenska: Kameljón; 日本語: カメレオン科; ქართული: ქამელეონისებრნი; Taqbaylit: Tata; Tyap: A̱ghwaghwaak; қазақша: Хамелеон; ಕನ್ನಡ: ಗೋಸುಂಬೆ; 한국어: 카멜레온; kurdî: Margîse; кыргызча: Хамелеондор; Lëtzebuergesch: Chameleonen; Lingua Franca Nova: Camaleon; lingála: Longónya; lietuvių: Chameleoniniai; latviešu: Hameleoni; Basa Banyumasan: Londok; Malagasy: Tana; македонски: Камелеон; മലയാളം: ഓന്ത്; кырык мары: Хамелеон; Bahasa Melayu: Sumpah-sumpah; မြန်မာဘာသာ: ပုတ်သင်ညို; مازِرونی: آفتاب‌پرست; 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gí: Kim-chîⁿ-ku; norsk bokmål: kameleoner; Nederlands: Kameleons; norsk nynorsk: Kameleonar; norsk: Kameleoner; Diné bizaad: Naʼashǫ́ʼii łahgo aníʼdoolníiłii; ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ବହୁରୂପୀ ଏଣ୍ଡୁଅ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਗਿਰਗਿਟ; polski: Kameleonowate; پنجابی: گرگٹ; português: Camaleão; română: Cameleon; русский: Хамелеоны; Ikinyarwanda: Uruwumvu; srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Kameleoni; slovenčina: Chameleónovité; slovenščina: kameleoni; chiShona: Rwavhi; Soomaaliga: Jirjiroole; shqip: Kameleoni; српски / srpski: Камелеони; Sunda: Londok; svenska: Kameleonter; Kiswahili: Kinyonga; தமிழ்: பச்சோந்தி; తెలుగు: ఊసరవెల్లి; тоҷикӣ: Офтобпараст; ไทย: วงศ์กิ้งก่าคาเมเลี่ยน; Tagalog: Hunyango; Türkçe: Bukalemun; Twi: Abosomakoterɛ; ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche: خامېلېئون; українська: Хамелеони; اردو: گرگٹ; oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Xameleonlar; Tiếng Việt: Họ Tắc kè hoa; West-Vlams: Kameleong; võro: Kameeleon; 吴语: 变色龙; 粵語: 變色龍; 中文: 變色龍; 中文（中国大陆）: 避役科; 中文（简体）: 避役科; 中文（臺灣）: 避役科;
Taxonomy
Superphylum	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Megaclass	Osteichthyes
Superclass	Sarcopterygii
Infraclass	Elpistostegalia
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Reptilia
Infraclass	Lepidosauromorpha
Superorder	Lepidosauria
Order	Squamata
Suborder	Iguania
Family	Chamaeleonidae
Taxon author	Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, 1815
Authority file
	Q37686; GND ID: 4220220-6; Library of Congress authority ID: sh85022438; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 155578777; BNCF Thesaurus ID: 504, 10586; J9U entity ID: 987007284948305171; NCBI taxonomy ID: 40248; ITIS TSN: 208969; Encyclopedia of Life ID: 1723; Fossilworks taxon ID: 37888; GBIF taxon ID: 9453; WoRMS-ID for taxa: 1435139; Fauna Europaea ID: 15568; EPPO Code: 1CHMLF; iNaturalist taxon ID: 32805; NBN System Key: NHMSYS0000065901; BOLD Systems taxon ID: 105937; IRMNG ID: 114696
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Clockwise from top right: Chamaeleo chamaeleon, Calumma parsonii, Chamaeleo namaquensis, Trioceros jacksonii, Furcifer pardalis and Brookesia micra
eye coordination
Climbing
Skeleton of common chameleon
Nearly all species of chameleon have prehensile tails, but they most often grip with the tail when they cannot use all four feet at once, such as when passing from one twig to another
Brookesia minima, Lokobe Strict Reserve. The 30 species of chameleons in the genus Brookesia are tiny, usually brown-colored and mainly terrestrial.
(video) Chameleon in Malawi
Chameleon found in Mysore, Southern India
A frightened common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) turned black.
A flap-necked chameleon, Chamaeleo dilepis, attacked by a boomslang while crossing a road in Namibia adopts a threatening defense posture.
Namaqua chameleon in threat display, Namib-Naukluft National Park, turned black and opened its mouth when an attempt was made to move it off a busy road.
Chameleon in a German translation of Gessner's book (1563)
Mughal era painting of a chameleon by Ustad Mansur
Native habitats of Chamaeleonidae

Use of tongue in feeding
Tongue structure, with cup-like end
Tongue begins strike
Capturing prey
Bringing prey to the mouth