Ding Dong Ding Dong Christmas bells are ringing!
What was I thinking? Sorry to those I might have offened. Happy
Holidays everyone! (Politically correct)
Since there are many cachers out there, most I never met, I wanted
to give everyone a present..... So here it is. A cache 12 days
before.......... 12 days before December 25th.
You are searching for Rhampholeon spectrum - Spectral Pygmy
Chameleon.
Congratulations to SleePawKeen for the FTF and FTB. (First to
break) LOL
Rhampholeon spectrum - Spectral Pygmy
Chameleon
Size:
Males 4 - 5 inches. Females 2 - 2.5 inches.
Appearance: Their bodies
are flattened from side to side, and more or less leaf-shaped.
Small horns protrude over the eyes.
The Spectral Pygmy Chameleon eyes can move and focus
independent from each other and give a nearly 360 degree view of
the surroundings. They are therefore able to look in any direction,
and even follow moving objects, without turning their heads or
shifting body position.
Chameleons have very specialized feet. On each foot the
five toes are fused into a group of two and a group of three,
giving the foot a tong-like or pincer appearance. These specialized
feet allow chameleons to grip tightly to narrow
branches.
The Spectral Pygmy Chameleon has a very short prehensile
tail.
The tongue can be 1 1/2 times the length of the body, with
a sticky tip on the end to catch it's prey.
Diet: They eat small
invertebrates.
Reproduction: Their
reproductive habits are poorly known.
Range: Abundant throughout
equatorial Africa.
Habitat: They tend to
frequent the ground and low shrubbery in forested
areas.
I want to thank FLChams for allowing me to use the picture.