After hatching, Labord’s chameleons grow rapidly, reaching sexual maturity in only two months before starting their vigorous mating season. Their brief lifetime is an adaptive evolutionary measure for ...

A Caribbean lizard that remained undiscovered for many years despite its large size and distinctive looks has been identified as a new species. The lizard, an anole that looks like a chameleon and has ...

Almost half of the world’s chameleon species live on the island of Madagascar. This chameleon community is not only the world’s largest, it is also the world’s most unique; with 59 different species ...

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Labord's chameleon, native to western Madagascar, holds the record as the shortest-lived vertebrate, surviving only four to five months. This reptile's life cycle is uniquely adapted to the island's ...