Their future in the wild, meanwhile, is far from certain. In Afrikaans, says Tolley, chameleons have two common ... and-burn agriculture destroying their habitats. The IUCN lists nine species ...

The Meller's chameleon is the largest of the chameleons ... of stress and are very difficult to care for in captivity. In the wild, they can live as long as 12 years.

Scientists believe they may have discovered the smallest reptile on earth - a chameleon subspecies that is the size of a seed. Two of the tiny lizards were discovered by a German-Madagascan ...