Twelve lizards have been found trapped in amber, including a remarkable specimen identified as the world's oldest chameleon.

A team of scientists found the fossil of a nearly 100-million-year-old lizard. This CT image of the proto-chameleon shows the enlarged Hyoid bone in blue. This bone is part of the ballistic tongue ...

Chameleons are known for their ability to change colors, something the lizards do chiefly to communicate with others of their kind (and not to avoid predators, as is commonly thought).

For chameleons, war paint isn’t just an accessory, it is a battle flag. The brightness of the colours these lizards display and how rapidly they change are good indicators of which animal will ...

Scientists discover chameleons with a nifty skin and bone feature that lets them glow in stunning patterns under UV. See chameleons glow gorgeously under UV light - CNET X ...

The chameleon's uncanny ability to change color has long mystified people, but now the lizard's secret is out: Chameleons can rapidly change color by adjusting a layer of special cells nestled ...

And actually, a true chameleon is not found in the Americas (except in pet stores) – and although a chameleon may display a greater range of color – some of them hardly change color at all!