Bradypodion taeniabronchum, or commonly known as Smith's Dwarf Chameleon, is a master of disguise. The South African native lizard can use its ability to change colors to blend in with its ...

In 2003, Stuart-Fox came across Smith's dwarf chameleon basking on a dark-colored flower stalk while doing field work in South Africa. “It’s perfectly camouflaged,” she says, while also able ...

Devi Stuart-Fox at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues placed Smith’s dwarf chameleons on branches alongside lifelike models of two animals which prey on them: the ...

The black rhino, coelacanth, Smith's dwarf chameleon, Visagie's golden mole, and Pondoland cannibal snail are among South African animals listed as critically endangered. The International Union ...