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Chameleon on Branch, Libya

Chameleon on Branch, Libya


‎The common chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon, inhabits a wide range of forest, scrub, and grassland habitats throughout the Mediterranean Basin, southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Mature common chameleons range in length from 8 to 16 inches (about 20 to 40 cm). Daytime feeders, their combination of independently-movable eyes and a tongue that shoots out as far as twice the length of the lizard’s body enables them to readily catch and consume insects, even mid-flight. Hebrew dietary law forbade eating chameleons.
‎Lev 11:30

‎Image by Victor Korniyenko, from Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY-SA 3.0

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