Oklahoma Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife

Almost half of the world's chameleon species live on the island of Madagascar.

A chameleon can move its eyes in two directions at the same time.

A chameleon's tongue can be shot out to an extraordinary length—in some species the tongue is twice as long as its body.

Chameleons seem to prefer running water to still water.

The name "chameleon" means "earth lion" and comes from the Greek words chamai (on the ground, on the earth) and leon (lion).