Chameelee

Chameelees are large reptiles native to the Weewoo Mountains of southern Caenomia, on Ivucarro. Their bright colours help hide them from prey.

Chameelee by Mochi

Chameelees are agile climbers and swimmers. Primarily an arboreal species, groups of them gather in the treetops to chatter away with each other. They use their tail fin and impressive dewlap as alternate forms of communication, the position of the dewlap changing pitch and tonation of the various calls of the animal.

As omnivores, chameelees consume a mix of meat and plant matter. They hunt small, slow-moving sloths and monkeys in the canopies of the mountain jungles.

Chameelees nest on the ground around the base of trees. They lay between nine and fifteen eggs, both the female and male brooding. Hatchlings will hide in the nest for five months, before following the parents around for another year and a half. By two years of age, the baby is ready to leave the parents.