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Baku Zoological Park

Panther chameleon

Size and weight

length is 52 cm

Nutrition

Omnivore

Life Span

1-2 years

Reproduction

12-46 eggs

Conservation status

It is included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Endemic to Madagascar. Prefers coastal areas with warm and humid climate

Its body is covered with oval-like pattern. Young chameleons are grey in color, but when they reach puberty, they become much brighter in green, brick-red and turquoise. Males are more colorful than females. They feed on insects and worms. Chameleons are egg-laying lizards