Describing Animals

Chameleon

CLASSIFICATION

 KINGDOM : ANIMALIA
 PHYLUM : CHORDATA
 CLASS : REPTILIA
 ORDER : SQUAMATA
 SUBORDER : IGUANIA
 CLADE : ACRODONTA
 FAMILY : CHAMAELEONIDAE

WHAT IS CHAMELEON?

• Chameleons are reptiles that are part of the iguana suborder. These colorful lizards are known as one of the few animals that can change skin color.
• There are many different sizes of Chameleon. It can grow up about 16 centimeters-70 centimeters long.
• Chameleons live in Madagascar, Africa, Spain, Portugal and Asia in rain forests, savannas, semi-deserts and steppes.
• Chameleon usually prey on crickets, bird, insect or mice.

CHAMELEON’S SKILL

• Chameleon can move his tongue faster than a fighter. They ballistically projecting their long tongue from their mouth to capture prey located some distance away. The chameleon’s tongue is typically thought to be 1.5 to 2 times the length of their body
• Chameleon has an unique eyes. Their eyes can move independently of each other, enabling them to look in two different directions at once. Chameleons have a full 360-degree view and can focus their eyes quickly and enlarge what they are looking at like a camera lens.
• Chameleons have a much wider visible range than us humans.

CHAMELEON FACTS

 Male chameleons are much more decorated than female chameleons and actually live longer.
 Chameleon can change his skin-color as a response to its emotions, such as anger or fear, changes in light, temperature or humidity.
 Chameleon has more than 100 species.
 Chameleon has a long-tongue that can move very fast.
 The Madagascan Chameleon has been labeled as the vertebrate with the world's shortest life span. Their eggs hatch in November, the young become adults in January, they lay eggs in February, and then the entire adult population perishes after a lifespan of just three months.
 The smallest Chameleon only grow up to 16 millimeters long.

CHAMELEON LIFE-CYCLE

• The size of the chameleon predicts how many eggs she will lay. Small chameleon species lay two to four eggs while larger chameleons lay 80 to 100 eggs at one time.
• Chameleon usually lay eggs 3-6 weeks after copulation on the ground or sand. The eggs will be aligned an buried by it’s mother.
• The eggs hatch after 4-12 months.
• Chameleons become mature at 1 to 2 years of age.


Question

1. What is the species of Chameleon that has thg shortest life-span in the world?
     a. Chameleon Personii
     b. Chameleon Jacksoni
     c. Chameleon Madagascan
     d. Chameleon Veiled
     e. Chameleon Meller

2. The Chameleon's tongue can move as fast as ...
     a. A car
     b. A bike
     c. A fish
     d. A fighter
     e. An eagle

3. Chameleon live in this place, except ...
    a. Portugal
    b. Zimbabwe
    c. Madagascar
    d. Spain
    e. Africa

4. The largest Chameleon can lay ... eggs at one time.
    a. 30-80
    b. 80-200
    c. 80-110
    d. only 80
    e. 80-100

5. What makes Chameleon different than other lizard?
    a. Chameleon can change color skin
    b. Chameleon is wild animal
    c. Chameleon is nocturnal
    d. Chameleon can fly
    e. Chameleon can talk