This story appears in the September 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. For sheer breadth of freakish anatomical features, the chameleon has few rivals. A tongue far longer than its body ...

The Meller's chameleon is the largest of the chameleons not native to Madagascar. Their stout bodies can grow to be up to two feet long and weigh more than a pound. Meller's distinguish themselves ...

A male Jackson’s chameleon 2. Disguise is not the only reason chameleons change colour. They become darker when it’s cold to better absorb heat and they become lighter to reflect warmth when ...