chameleon Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015. The members of this family are best known for their distinct range of colors, bein ...

is an Old World lizard belonging to the family Chamaeleonidae. Chameleon (or variants such as chamaeleon and cameleon) may also refer to:

Literature

* ''Chameleon'' (novel), a financial thriller novel by Richard Hains * Chameleon, a character from the 1977 Piers Anthony novel '' A Spell for Chameleon'' * "The Chameleon" (short story), an 1884 short story by Anton Chekhov * ''The Chameleon'' (magazine), 1894 magazine

Comics

* Chameleon (Marvel Comics), a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain * ''Chameleon'' (manga), a 1990 Japanese manga series * Reep Daggle or Chameleon, a fictional DC Comics superhero

Computing

* Cameleon (programming language) * Chameleon, a suite of TCP/IP client applications from NetManage * Chameleon (computing), a computer workstation * Chameleon botnet

Films and television

* ''Cameleon'' (film), a 1997 British film * ''Chameleon'' (1995 film), American film * ''Chameleon'' (1998 film), American TV film * ''Chameleon'' (2008 Hungarian film) * ''Chameleon'' (2008 Japanese film) * ''Chameleon'' (2016 film), Chilean film * ''The Chameleon'' (1920 film), a silent comedy film * ''The Chameleon'' (2010 film), film directed by Jean-Paul Salomé * ''The Chameleon'', a 1989 adult film by John Leslie * Chameleon (''Battlestar Galactica''), a character from ''Battlestar Galactica'' * "Chameleon" (''The Twilight Zone''), a 1985 episode of ''The Twilight Zone'' * "Chameleon" (''Xiaolin Showdown''), an episode of ''Xiaolin Showdown'' * "The Chameleon" (''The Outer Limits''), an episode of ''The Outer Limits'' * The Chameleon, a character from '' T.U.F.F. Puppy'' * The Chameleon, a Kaiju clone character from '' Godzilla: The Series'' * The Chameleons, characters in the ''Doctor Who'' serial '' The Faceless Ones'' * The Chameleon, main antagonist of '' Kung Fu Panda 4''

Games

* ''Chameleon'' (2005 video game), a stealth-action video game * ''The Chameleon'' (party game), a 2017 deception game * Chameleon (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a prestige class in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * Chameleon (''G.I. Joe''), a fictional in the ''G.I. Joe'' universe * Chameleon (''Mortal Kombat''), a character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' video game series * '' Chameleon: To Dye For!'', a 2008 video game by Starfish SD *

Chameleon (video game console) The Retro Chameleon, originally called the Retro VGS then Coleco Chameleon prior to the loss of the Coleco (brand), Coleco Holdings (owner of the Coleco brand name) license, is a cancelled home video game console. Its creators have stated that it ...

, a cancelled game console

Music

The Chameleon Club The Chameleon Club is a music venue located in the historic downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. History Founded by Rich Ruoff and Alexandra Brown in 1985, the Chameleon Club was originally located in the back room of a prominent fine dining resta ...

, a music venue in Lancaster, Pennsylvania * Chameleon (label)

Artists

Chameleon (American band) Chameleon is a late 1970s/early 1980s American rock band founded by Charlie Adams. Chameleon made Billboard charts and was renowned for Adams’ two-axis revolving, upside-down drum set, which he played in live concerts and on MTV. The band to ...

, a 1970s American band *

Chameleon (Anglo-Canadian band) Terry Cottam is a guitar player, composer, and teacher. He has played with several bands, including The Jess Upton Soul Band, Is, Jumpback, Terra Cotta, Edgar Broughton Band, Dreamcloud, Chameleon Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaele ...

, a country-rock quartet formed in 1975 * Chameleon (British band), a British vocal group founded in 1989 by Nigel Hess * Jose Chameleone (born 1979), Ugandan musician * The Chameleons, a UK post-punk band

Albums

* ''Caméléon'' (album), a 2012 album by Shy'm * ''Chameleon'' (EP), a 2017 EP by Grey * ''Chameleon'' (Margaret Berger album) * ''Chameleon'' (Maynard Ferguson album), 1974 * ''Chameleon'' (The Four Seasons album), 1972 * ''Chameleon'' (Helloween album), 1993 * ''Chameleon'' (Labelle album) * ''Chameleon'' (Måns Zelmerlöw album) * ''Chameleon'', a 1980 album by Tiny Tim

Songs

* "Caméléon" (song), by Maître Gims * "Chameleon" (Ira Losco song), 2015 * "Chameleon" (King Gnu song), 2022 * "Chameleon" (Michela Pace song), a 2019 song that represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest * "Chameleon" (Pnau song), 2016 * "Chameleon" (composition), a 1973 song by Herbie Hancock from ''Head Hunters'' * "Chameleon", a 1970 song by Creedence Clearwater Revival from '' Pendulum'' * "Chameleon", a video-single by

Metis (American musician) Jihan Bowes-Little, who performs under the stage name Metis is a hip hop and spoken word artist originally from Northern California's Bay Area. Biography Bowes-Little grew up in San Francisco.Lester, Paul (2009)New band of the day No 516: Met ...

* "Chameleon", a 1976 song by Elton John from '' Blue Moves'' * "Chaneleon", a 2008 song by Brendan Canning from '' Something for All of Us...'' * "Chameleon", a 2015 song by Hardwell and Wiwek

Science

* Cameleon (protein), an artificial protein * Chamaeleon, a constellation * Chamaeleon (plant), a genus of plants * Chameleon particle, a hypothetical elementary particle *

American chameleon ''Anolis carolinensis'' or green anole () (among other names below) is a tree-dwelling species of anole lizard native to the southeastern United States and introduced to islands in the Pacific and Caribbean. A small to medium-sized lizard, ...

or Carolina anole (''Anolis carolinensis''), a species of arboreal lizard

Other uses

* Chamaeleon (philosopher) (c. 350 – c. 275 BC), ancient Greek philosopher