Fischer's chameleon

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/fischers-chameleon

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Rhampholeon spinosus
2. What is the lifespan?Estimated to be around 5 years in the wild
3. What does Fischer's chameleon look like and where does it live?Fischer's chameleon is a very small lizard that lives in the humid forests of the Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. It spends most of its time in the lower branches and shrubs of the forest floor.
4. How does Fischer's chameleon catch its food?It uses a super-fast tongue that can stretch up to 1.5 times its body length. The tongue is sticky and shoots out in milliseconds to grab insects like ants and beetles.

Ecological Niche: The role and position a species has in its environment; how it meets its needs for food and shelter, and how it survives.
Arboreal: Living in trees; adapted for life in trees, characterized by specialized limbs and balance.
Oviparous Reproduction: A mode of reproduction in animals where the female lays eggs that hatch after being expelled from the body.
Chromatophores: Pigment-containing or reflecting cells that are responsible for the color changes in animals like chameleons.