Chameleon species are widely distributed and provide a test for some basic principles of biogeography. The latest analysis supports the idea that they have dispersed from Madagascar on several ...

Almost half of the world’s chameleon species live on the island of Madagascar. This chameleon community is not only the world’s largest, it is also the world’s most unique; with 59 different species ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Some ...

Chameleons are well-known for their striking ability to quickly change colors, but scientists have just discovered a new visual trick in the creature's repertoire. Under UV light, many types of ...

Explore Furcifer pardalis color variation and the stunning diversity of panther chameleon species in Madagascar's unique ecosystems. Perhaps the most common way that we tell different species apart is ...

Chameleons are famous for their colour-changing abilities but it appears they also perform another function no-one knew about until now: bioluminescence. A new study has found that the bony areas in ...

In the tropical jungles of Madagascar there are thousands of different species of birds, monkeys, reptiles and insects. The ecosystem there is teeming with every color of the rainbow, especially if ...