iguana vs chameleon
Definitions
noun
- large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America
Examples
A small number of reptiles, including green iguanas and common lizards, have been shown to exhibit kin recognition.
The tortoises, marine iguanas and land iguanas on the Galapagos Islands, studied by Charles Darwin, provide some of the most striking examples.
This week, health officials are linking the death of a 3-week-old boy in Indiana to the pet iguana.
Definitions
noun
- a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa
Examples
If the ventral curvature of tail is real, then that, in concert with its extremely narrow scaupulae, suggests that a more appropriate functional analog would be found in arboreal chameleons.
I was a reverse chameleon, shedding my inner self while my skin remained intact.
Raxworthy and colleagues developed a computer model to study chameleons, lizards known for their ability to change color depending on their mood or surroundings, in Madagascar.
