Dragon or chameleon? Color changing camo.

Oh Kai definitely changes color based on his background...very obvious today where his head and body match the rust colored background and the tail and back legs remain gray to match the ledge. Prob just the lighting but he blends in sooo well!

 

[AHBD]

Just all him Camo Kai .
As far as color change, it's usually due to mood and temperature. A chameleon changes intensity , looks more pale or darker depending on mood or to communicate a threat , not to blend in. A female veiled chameleon will stay a light green when receptive to a male but will turn almost a chocolate brown with polka dots to say " stay away , I'm already mated + full of eggs."
Check out these magnificent panther chameleons, their colors are just to dazzle us , they can't blend in to anything.

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Now a master of camo in the lizard world would be some of the leaf tailed geckos, have a Google search of those guys ! Well here's one

 

[Sue E.]

Wow, I never knew that! Thanks for the info! I didnt know that about chameleons.

 

[Sue E.]

Just all him Camo Kai .
As far as color change, it's usually due to mood and temperature. A chameleon changes intensity , looks more pale or darker depending on mood or to communicate a threat , not to blend in. A female veiled chameleon will stay a light green when receptive to a male but will turn almost a chocolate brown with polka dots to say " stay away , I'm already mated + full of eggs."
Check out these magnificent panther chameleons, their colors are just to dazzle us , they can't blend in to anything.

Panther Chameleons For Sale | Buy Panther Chameleons | FL Chams

At FL Chams we always try to have several different locales of Panther Chameleons for Sale. Panther Chameleons are one of the most sought after of all chameleons and a focus chameleon for us. Panther Chameleons are a very hardy chameleons and are beautiful as well. We have been breeding panther...

www.flchams.com

Now a master of camo in the lizard world would be some of the leaf tailed geckos, have a Google search of those guys ! Well here's one

The leaf tailed gecko would fool anyone! I really thought it was just a tree until he stuck his tongue out!

 

[Rocky2022]

Oh my you're in for a lot of surprises.
They glow too.... it's so cool

Should we point out how he's looking at you?!

 

[ChileanTaco]

My Taco also does that a lot - changing color according to temperature and mood, but also clearly according to where he sits to blend in. He also does what Sue E. describes: different body parts, different color.

E.g. temperature: higher temperature, then his spots (i.e. very pronounced head spots, but also on his back) go away and finally all pattern goes away.
Mood: orange vs. pale beard, stress marks or not.
Background: ochre and orange on "fake stones" that look like that, grayish on a thick branch with bark or on a grey concrete climbing structure, reddish brown on the floor (sand).

It took me a while regarding disentangle that and understand what is for what.

 

[Sue E.]

Oh my you're in for a lot of surprises.
They glow too.... it's so cool

Should we point out how he's looking at you?!

Serious side eye there lol.

 

[xp29]

Oh Kai definitely changes color based on his background...very obvious today where his head and body match the rust colored background and the tail and back legs remain gray to match the ledge. Prob just the lighting but he blends in sooo well!

He say " BAHHH moms got the camera again" lmao

 

[Sue E.]

He say " BAHHH moms got the camera again" lmao

Yeah he hates that lol.