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 ...
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.
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.
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