OuiSi Nature · Card 127
Panther Chameleon
Furcifer pardalis
- Location
- Amber Mountain National Park, Madagascar
- Date
- March 30, 2018
Photograph byChristian ZieglerDescription
A close-up of the eye of a rare blue form of panther chameleon that is endemic to the Ambanja area of Madagascar. Chameleons move their eyes independently while scanning for prey, then turn both the same way once they find it. Behind the eyes lie two long, coiled optic nerves, a structure not seen in any other lizard. Panther chameleons change color by actively tuning the spacing of tiny guanine crystals in their skin.
Photo linkinstagram.com/p/Bg7xrCEHcJd
Learn moreen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panther_chameleon
The photographer
Christian Ziegler
Tropical biologist turned photojournalist for Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and NatGeo.
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