REPTILIAN TUESDAY #5

REPTILIAN TUESDAY#5

Happy Tuesday! We hope everyone enjoyed Labor Day! We’re back with a funny looking reptile that has horns! What? Yep, we said horns! Some say it even looks like a dinosaur, but it’s not! Who is this awesome lizard? Let’s find out…

MEET THE JACKSON’S CHAMELEON!

Range/Habitat: East Africa-Kenya/Tanzania/ High altitude mountainous regions

Diet:  Carnivore: insects

Length: 8-12”

Conservation Status: Common

Fun Facts:

• Male Jackson’s Chameleons have 3 bony horns on the front of their head.
• They use the horns to fight other males for territory.
• Female Jackson’s Chameleons do not have horns.
• Like other chameleons, they can change their color depending on their mood, health and surroundings.
• They are bright green. Their ability to camouflage with their habitat is their primary defense mechanism.
• Jackson’s chameleons do not lay eggs; females incubate the eggs inside her body and give birth to live young.
•  Baby chameleons are brown and turn green around the age of 4 months.

These crazy chameleon look kind of like triceratops or a rhino to us! We think they are fantastic! What do you think?