Meaning of chamaeleonid | Babel Free

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Any lizard of the family Chamaeleonidae; a chameleon.

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“Chamaeleonids have⟳ carried the trend further; nearly all species have⟳ lost or greatly reduced vomeronasal and olfactory systems [Parsons, 1970; Gabe and Saint Girons, 1976] and rely⟳, instead, on vision.”

“Iguanids apparently were isolated in Africa by epicontinental seas and gave rise⟳ to chamaeleonids in the west and agamids in the east; the scincomorphs radiated in Laurussia, giving rise⟳ to the teiids in North America and lacertids in Europe.”

“Chamaeleonids’ ears have⟳ simplified over time, and they are not visible externally, being covered with skin and scales. Unlike other lizards, chamaeleonids possess⟳ neither an exterior aperture nor a tympanic membrane, but they share⟳ some skeletal and fluid structure⟳ similarities with snakes.”

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