Furcifer viridis

Furcifer viridis
male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Furcifer
Species:
F. viridis
Binomial name
Furcifer viridis
Florio, Ingram, Rakotondravony, Louis Jr., & Raxworthy, 2012

Furcifer viridis, the green chameleon, is a species of chameleon found widely in forest, scrub and grasslands in western and northern Madagascar.[1] Females are up to 19 cm (7.5 in) in total length and typically mottled or banded in pinkish and green, whereas males are up to 28 cm (11 in) in total length are mostly greenish, typically with pale edging to their mouth and a pale horizontal stripe along the middle of their body. It was formerly considered a part of F. lateralis, but was recognized as a separate species in 2012.[2][3]

They have three toes stuck together on one side of their foot, and on the other side, they have two stuck together toes. They rely on camouflage to catch their food with a long sticky tongue. Their tail is prehensile (Prehensile meaning: their tail can curl up like a spiral and hang onto branches) like most other chameleons in the Furcifer genus. They are arboreal, which means that they climb in trees.[4]

  1. ^ a b Raxworthy, C.J.; Jenkins, R.K.B. (2014). "Furcifer viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T42695980A42695984. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T42695980A42695984.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Florio, A.M.; Ingram, C.M.; Rakotondravony, H.A.; Louis, E.E.; Raxworthy, C.J. (2012). "Detecting cryptic speciation in the widespread and morphologically conservative carpet chameleon (Furcifer lateralis) of Madagascar". Evolutionary Biology. 25 (7): 1399–1414. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02528.x. PMID 22686488. S2CID 205434001.
  3. ^ "Furcifer viridis". madcham.de. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference rdb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).