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Field Notes

Description:

Small brown chameleon found in our garden in Nairobi, Kenya.

Species ID Suggestions

Jackson's Chameleon /Three-horned Chameleon

Trioceros jacksonii

Comments (9)

Thanks all for the comments - and particularly the ID Bo and info Karen!
Fun fact! The Jackson's or three-horned chameleon uses its eyes independently, staying immobile and waiting for prey to cross its path. When it spots prey, both eyes converge so it can pinpoint the distance with the precision of a sniper. Prey is captured by projecting the tongue, which has a fleshy tip covered with sticky saliva, and then brought back into the mouth, chewed and swallowed. The tongue, one and a half times the lizard's length, can reach full length in a sixteenth of a second. The species is endemic to East Africa but has been introduced into Hawaii and California. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152876421650603&set=a.10152575329380603.958289.10150120463815603&type=1 https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/341654335379357696
Good one Bo! I was just about to suggest the exact same. Cute little fella!
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PublishedJune 3, 2013

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