Posted by:
Jason82
at Mon Jul 14 17:22:10 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Jason82 ]
Actually, giving birth to live young isn't that rare in chameleons. Along with every species in the genus Bradypodion, Chamaeleo Bitaeniatus, C. Ellioti, C. Fuelleborni, C. Goetzei, C. Hoehnelli, C. Jacksonii, C. Rudis, C. Tempeli, C. Werneri, and probably some others also give birth to live young. They all produce eggs, but the eggs have no shell and are incubated inside the mother until the babies are fully developed. Species of animals that give birth this way are known as ovoviviparous.
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