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. Labord's ...

Chameleons have built a pretty solid reputation on two commonly held beliefs: They can stealthily blend into their surroundings, and they are the ideal subjects for iconic '80s anthems. But it turns ...

What a great question, Ikechukwu! It doesn’t have a simple answer, though: yes, chameleons do change color when they sleep, but we think it happens in a different way to when they’re awake. People ...

One of the most commonly seen lizards in the Southern states is the green anole, also known as the North American green anole ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Devi Stuart-Fox is an evolutionary biologist ...

Rosette-nosed chameleons (Rhampholeon spinosus) may look like the slower-moving dinosaurs from The Flintstones, but there is nothing sluggish about their tongues. This old-world lizard holds the ...

Iguanas and chameleons are referred to as exotic lizards, but they are quite different from one another in terms of looks, behaviour, and biology. Even though they are part of the reptile class, they ...

You’ve probably heard that chameleons change color to blend into their background in order to hide. But that might not actually be true. So what do they actually use this color-changing ability for?