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what is the real colour of camaleon?
The real colour of the reptile is brown .
They change colour with their highly structured skin. Underneath a transparent outer layer, there are two layers of red and yellow pigments, contained in cells called chromatophores. Below that are two more layers, one reflecting blue and another reflecting white. Deeper still is a layer of the dark brown pigment melanin contained in cells called melanophores. These are the most important for colour change, because they have ‘tentacles’ reaching into the upper layers.

The colour changes when the cells expand or contract..


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