Short-horned chameleon

Description

Calumma brevicorne,the short-horned chameleon,is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar.The short-horned chameleon has a compressed body,spindly limbs,grasping feet and a prehensile tail allowing it to negotiate the branches and twigs of its arboreal habitat.The most distinctive features of the short-horned chameleon are its large,ear-like occipital lobes,and the short bony appendage that projects from the snout of the male.When threatened,it raises its ear-like flaps to increase its apparent size and attacks with an open mouth.The short-horned chameleon is generally grayish in color,although there is variation between the sexes and across the species' range,with the slightly larger males having a lighter colored head,and some specimens being greener and having blue legs.