- Where to see one
- 4 U.S. zoos in our directory hold veiled chameleon, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the veiled chameleon
The veiled chameleon is an arboreal chameleon native to Yemen and Saudi Arabia, in the south-western Arabian Peninsula. Its name refers to the casque on its head, which grows to about 5 cm in large adults and helps channel dew and rainwater to the mouth. Males reach 43 to 61 cm, while females are shorter but thicker-bodied. Hatchlings are pastel green, and adults change colour to signal aggression, social status, reproduction and stress. It is an insectivore with a sticky tongue twice as long as its body, and its turreted eyes move independently. Introduced populations in Hawaii prey on native insects.
Veiled Chameleon facts
- Its tongue is twice the length of its body.
- Females live around five years and males around eight.
- Young raised in isolation developed darker, duller colour than those raised with others.
- Stressed newly hatched chameleons may drop to the ground and turn bright red.
Where to see veiled chameleon in the U.S.
4 zoos across 3 states
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Built from each zoo's own published animal list.
