Parson’s Chameleon or Parsonii is one of Chameleon with most popular for domesticate . One thing that make this Chameleon popular is it’s size. This is a biggest Chameleon in the world in fact of size and weight. Male Chameleon can long about 24 inches, and some report told us that they can live about 20 years in imprison place , an if it live in natural their lifetime is more than 20 years old. This Chameleon is hard to feed and live in human life. They can’t take a high temperature and refer with a cold temperature, Best in room with air condition. Their prominent point is their beautiful color on their body.
Their origin is Madagascar, normally living on tree in rain forest, very hard to see on the ground, because their feet are designed for grabbing branches, therefore making them very clumsy and easily caught and eaten by awaiting predators if ever on the ground. In Madagascar now they notice that numbers of Parson’s Chameleon now decrease a lot. Because they will get caught by people and bring them to be Pets.
Description
General
Normal behavior of Parson’s Chameleon is same like other Chameleon. Parson's chameleon is capable of changing the color of its skin to display a stunning array of colors to hide from predators. And their eyes can scan area around them up to 360 degrees without moving their head. And about their tongues, it can extend 1.5 times the length of their body [that’s mean Chameleon long about 24 inches can extend their tongues about 36 inches!!!]. They can eat large insects up to small vertebrates including birds.
Reproduction
Reproduction occurs once every two years, and the female produces 20 to 25 eggs per clutch. Incubation for this species takes longer than a year.
Size
Length Male 12-24 inches [30-62 cm]
Female 8-12 inches [20-31 cm]
