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Has anyone else noticed that the introductory statement to this forum reads "Welcome to the Chameleon Forum. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of Old & New World Chameleons. "

Are their "New World Chameleons" that I don't know about???? This is a really big "Duh"

Ed

i wondered that too

there is the forest "chameleon" which is more of an iguana with a casque

it could also be talking abou the veiled and jacksons that are in the new world from introductions

I just figured they were referring to anoles, since alot of people call them chameleons. You ever get the "Oh, my son has chameleons, a bunch of them, he got them at the pet store for $6, how come yours are $200??" from anyone? They assume that since they can change from brown to green, they're chameleons.
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That would make sense if they didn't also have an anole forum on Kingsnake!
Ed

Since the Americas are known as the 'new world' I think it is anoles that are known as the new world chameleons. Up until the discovery of the new world, all lizards that changed colors were known as chameleons. Since anoles have this ability, i think there was a need to specify which is which. At least, i think that is what i was taught in zoology class. New world 'chameleons' don't really exist in the strictest sense of the word, but then again common names aren't always given by scientists; people see color change and automatically assume chameleon.

Yeah, it doesn't really make sense for them to include 'new world chameleons' in the forum, since anoles have their own forum. Whoever wrote the description most likely assumed that since there are old world chameleons, there must be new world chameleons as well, and they should be included in this forum. Apparantly we don't discriminate here, it's an equal opportunity forum.

yes - New world chameleons relates to the genera anolis, which are the anoles. I really wish they would change that, there already is a forum on Anoles, and this forum is never used for them.

>>Has anyone else noticed that the introductory statement to this forum reads "Welcome to the Chameleon Forum. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of Old & New World Chameleons. "
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>>Are their "New World Chameleons" that I don't know about???? This is a really big "Duh"
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>>Ed
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