Incredible Chameleons

The Chameleon is a remarkable lizard That changes its color like a magic wizard Some with amazing face ornamentation That feels its way by subtle vibration Some with crests upon their heads And others with skin flaps that open and spreads With long sticky tongue and bulbous tip That shoots out its mouth like a darting whip With eyes that rotate in all directions Independent from each other for close inspections When prey is located, both eyes can face In stereoscopic vision its food to trace Chameleons change color according to mood Or when a venturing rival dares to intrude They are also affected by temperature and light And environmental conditions, though ever so slight They have specialized cells beneath their skin Yellow and red pigments the first layer in Below, another, colorless crystalline matter That reflects among other, blue light in a splatter Many species are sexually dimorphic While others are purely incredibly orphic The males are generally more ornamental While both genders are slow and amazingly gentle The word Chameleon means lion of the earth Some species lay eggs, while others give birth One has to wonder at this incredibly reptile And stop to watch them for just a short while