They’re called ‘panther’ chameleons because the male chameleons are very aggressive toward each other. Their skin color changes with their moods, a sign they also use to indicate when they ...

A male panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) photographed in Madagascar. A male panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) photographed in Madagascar. Copyright by Michel ...

But it’s much more complicated. In 2015, scientists at the University of Geneva took a close look at the skin of the male panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) and discovered two layers of ...

To study this, the researchers observed the male panther chameleon of Madagascar—which isn't easy given how skilled they are at shade shifting. "I assure you: In Madagascar, they are really ...

Color-changing panther chameleons are among the most disco-ready lizards, courtesy of tiny, built-in crystals that rapidly create multicolored hues. Only adult male panther chameleons (Furcifer ...

Ember, a young male panther chameleon, is a so-called red bar, a variety that’s native to the Ambilobe district in northern Madagascar. His torso has red and green zebra stripes plus an aqua ...

Using these color pattern guides, this group of scientists "efficiently predict assignment of male individuals to mitochondrial haplogroups." ABOVE: Fig. 2 Panther chameleon mtDNA genea-logical ...

The chameleon's uncanny ability to change color has long mystified people, but now the lizard's secret is out: Chameleons rapidly change color by adjusting a layer of special cells nestled within ...

Studying male panther chameleons from Madagascar, a cross-disciplinary team of biologists and physicists from the University of Geneva found that the reptiles' skin is covered by a thick layer of ...

Chameleons also use colors to broadcast their sexual availability. A male Panther Chameleon looking for a mate will show off a colorful mix of blue, green, orange, yellow, red and white in an ...

The male panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) of Madagascar is an extremely talented shade-shifter. His thick-striped body can go from a blue-green palette to a fiery yellow-red-orange in a ...

To investigate how the reptiles change color, researchers studied five adult male, four adult female and four juvenile panther chameleons (Furcifer pardalis), a type of lizard that lives in ...