This story appears in the September 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. For sheer breadth of freakish anatomical features, the chameleon has few rivals. A tongue far longer than its body ...

This veiled chameleon is getting ready to score its next meal. These lizards have a ballistic tongue that can shoot out the length of their entire body or more. Get a closer view of the image Get a ...

The blue rod visible inside the lizard’s throat is attached to the chameleon’s famously long tongue. A muscle called the lingual accelerator muscle surrounds the rod, and its contraction stores the ...

Incredible tongue lengthA chameleon's tongue is a remarkable tool. It can be twice the length of its body and is capable of shooting out at incredible speeds to catch prey. The tip of the tongue ...

A chameleon’s tongue is twice the length of its body on ... Hopefully at some point a reptile expert pointed out that the chameleon shows its most dazzling colours when it is displaying to ...