''Furcifer viridis'', the green chameleon, is a species of

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 ...

found widely in forest, scrub and grasslands in western and northern Madagascar. Females are up to in total length and typically mottled or banded in pinkish and green, whereas males are up to 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. 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.

References

*Chameleons, by Chris Mattison & Nick Garbutt * What Reptile? A Buyer’s Guide For Reptiles And Amphibians, by Chris Mattison * Reptile Magazine {{Taxonbar, from=Q3091002 Reptiles of Madagascar Reptiles described in 2012 Taxa named by Christopher John Raxworthy