An angry chameleon may exhibit yellow, because the yellow cells have fully expanded, thus blocking off all blue-reflected light from below. Other lizards, like the green anole, can also change color.

A 2024 documentary filmed a dying Labord’s chameleon showing brilliant colours, induced by nerve impulses provoking a “technicolor fireworks display.” This amazing lizard lives fast and dies ...

The blue rod visible inside the lizard’s throat is attached to the chameleon ... and ballistic tongue are all adaptations for a life spent in the trees, eating insects. An adult veiled chameleon can ...

Why it's awesome: Labord's chameleons live fast and die young. They hold the record for the shortest lifespan of all tetrapods — they hatch, grow, mate and die in just four to five months.

Cuban false chameleons are insectivores and primarily eat live insects like mealworms ... In the wild, their diet can also sometimes include smaller lizards. In captivity, the right mix of ...