The Chapman's pygmy chameleon was discovered in just three locations by a team from the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and the Museums of Malawi Scientists are urging immediate ...

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, more than 7,000 animal species sit on the knife’s edge between existence and extinction. One such animal, the Chapman’s pygmy chameleon ...

The study's lead researcher said while most chameleons can hiss and bite, the Chapman's Pygmy Chameleons "are gentle, and just beautiful." The rare species also vibrates when held. A rare chameleon ...

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The Chapman’s pygmy chameleon, about the length of a golf tee, was first described in 1992 and not seen again in the wild by scientists until 2016. An estimated 80% of the rainforests of Malawi Hills, ...

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Scientists found a pregnant animal camouflaged like a “dead leaf” in a forest of central Africa and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Daniel F. Hughes Hiking in the mountains of the ...

Trioceros hoehnelii, one of the 20 chameleons whose tongues a researcher tested for speed Christopher Anderson via Brown University/Youtube.com Chameleon tongues are fast—they must be to snatch ...