Chamaeleonidae-+Keller

Veiled Chameleon **Family- Chamaeleonidae**  Veiled Chameleons are part of the Chamaeleonidae family. Animals in this family have a high body when compared to the body's width. All of these animals can also change colors and have a prehensile tail, which means that they can use their tail to grab onto branches. Their eyes can also move independently of each other. Animals in the Chamaeleonidae family have a long, extensible, sticky tongue, which helps them catch their prey. Some examples of animals in this family are:
 * Common Chameleon (Chamaeleo //Chamaeleon//)
 * Flap-necked Chameleon (Chamaeleo //Dilepis//)
 * Jackson's Chameleon (Chamaeleo //Jacksonii//)
 * Three-horneed Chameleon (Chamaeleo //Oweni//)



The Veiled Chameleon is a chameleon native to Yemen and Southern Saudi Arabia. They spend most of their time in trees. Veiled Chameleons also have a casque, which is a helmet-like ridge on top of their head that can grow to be up to 5cm high.
 * Veiled Chameleon **

Veiled Cameleons do not move very much, for they want to blend in to catch their prey. When they do move though, they do so by rocking their body from side to side slowly.
 * Movement **

Veiled Chameleons usually eat insects for food. They also sometimes eat leaves. At times when the weather is dry and there is not much water to be found, the chameleons can eat leaves as a source of water. To eat insects, they use their long, extensible, sticky tongue. They shoot this tongue out of their mouth at the amazingly fast speed of one sixth of a second, so the chameleon's prey will not be able to get away.
 * Metabolism **

It takes the Veiled Chameleon 4 to 5 months to mature to an adult. Thye can grow to be 25 to 61cm long and wigh 2 to 4lbs, depending on if the animal is male or female.
 * Growth and Development **

Veiled Chameleons can respond to their environment in various ways. They respond to light intensity, temperature, and emotional state by changing the color of their skin. this adaptation helps the chameleon hide form predators. Veiled Chameleons eat leaves as a source of water when it is dry. Since they live in trees, they move like a leaf to hide from predators. Veiled Chameleons have adapted to thier environment very well.
 * Response to Stimuli **

The amount of time between a mating and the laying of eggs in Veiled Chameleons is 20 to 30 days. They can have 35 to 38 babies at a time, which is a lot when compared to the amount of offspring that a human can have at once (one or two).
 * Reproduction **

There are many differences between males and females in Veiled Chameleons. Males are more strikingly colored than females, which are usually green, tan, orange, white, and sometimes yellow. Males are also bigger than females. Males can get between 43 and 61cm and seem to appear thinner. Females are usually only 25 to 35.5cm and are usually more heavy-bodied.
 * Difference between Males and Females **

This is the scientific classification of Veiled Chameleons: **Sources**: [] [] [] []
 * Classification **
 * Kingdom- Animalia
 * Phylum- Chordata
 * Class- Reptilia
 * Order- Squamata
 * Family- Chamaeleonidae
 * Genus- Chamaeleo
 * Species- Chamaeleo Calyptratus