Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) is a species of chameleon (family Chamaeleonidae) native to the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Other common names include cone-head chameleon, Yemen chameleon, and Yemeni chameleon. [1] They are born pastel green and without their distinctive casques on their head.
With few exceptions, the chameleons most commonly seen in captivity are all members of the genus Chamaeleo; the most commonly found species in the pet trade (as well as through captive breeders) include the common, Senegal, and veiled chameleons, but all chameleons tend to require special care, and are generally suited to the intermediate or advanced reptile keeper.
The veiled chameleon, Chamaeleo calyptratus from Arabia, is insectivorous, but eats leaves when other sources of water are not available. It can be maintained on a diet of crickets . [ 62 ] They can eat as many as 15–50 large crickets a day.
Veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) Common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) Flap-necked chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) Graceful chameleon (Chamaeleo gracilis) Smooth chameleon (Chamaeleo laevigatus) Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) Senegal chameleon (Chamaeleo senegalensis) Indian chameleon (Chamaeleo zeylanicus) Angel's chameleon ...
Veiled chameleon This page was last edited on 1 April 2018, at 19:18 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
Other large chameleons are the veiled chameleon (Chameleo calyptratus) and Meller's chameleon (Trioceros melleri), with lengths of up to 61 cm (24 in) [43] [44] Exceptionally large specimens of the latter have reputedly reached over 76 cm (30 in) and mass 600 g (1.3 lb), although this is unlikely. [45]
Chameleon ranching is the action of releasing chameleons into an area with the intent of establishing them and later collecting them to sell for a profit. [1] This type of ranching has existed since the 1970s, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] but has become more widespread around the early 2000s.
Metarhizium granulomatis is a rare fatal disease that infects veiled chameleons. Similar symptoms of disease are seen in M. viride. [4] Common clinical signs seen in the veiled chameleons for this fungal disease are anorexia, hemorrhages in the tongue, necrotic toes, and ulcerative skin lesions.