12-09-2012, 05:10 PM
Anoles aren't chameleons. A lot of lizards will change color based on their heat needs. If the are dark they are trying to absorb heat, if they are light colored they are shedding heat.
Chameleons are known for changing colors because it is more dramatic with them and because its a social marker. For example, a male veiled chameleon is dark green with 2 or 3 lime green bars on his side. When another veiled enters his area the lime bars turn yellow, and he flattens his body to make it appear large.
You usually don't have to do the tail thing with chameleons because they sexes appear very different. Male jacksons have three horns. There is also the quadrecornis which has four horns but I have not heard of them on the islands.
Chameleons are known for changing colors because it is more dramatic with them and because its a social marker. For example, a male veiled chameleon is dark green with 2 or 3 lime green bars on his side. When another veiled enters his area the lime bars turn yellow, and he flattens his body to make it appear large.
You usually don't have to do the tail thing with chameleons because they sexes appear very different. Male jacksons have three horns. There is also the quadrecornis which has four horns but I have not heard of them on the islands.