John Shaw / Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) catching larvae with its extended tongue. In the Namib desert near Swakopmund, Namibia.

Ann & Steve Toon / Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis), being scanned for microchip, part of conservation project, Namib Desert, Namibia, April

Ann & Steve Toon / Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis), Namib Desert, Namibia, April

Ben Cranke / Desert Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) catching insect, Namib desert, Namibia

Fabio Pupin / Namaqua chameleon, (Chamaeleo namaquensis), Namib desert, Namibia, February . Non-ex.

Fabio Pupin / Namaqua chameleon, (Chamaeleo namaquensis), Namib desert, Namibia, February . Non-ex.

Emanuele Biggi / Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) adult female walking on a dune, Swakopmund, Dorob National Park, Namib desert, Namibia.

Emanuele Biggi / Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) adult female walking on a dune, Swakopmund, Dorob National Park, Namib desert, Namibia.

Emanuele Biggi / Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) adult female walking on a dune, Swakopmund, Dorob National Park, Namib desert, Namibia.

Emanuele Biggi / Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) eating a mealworm offered by a local guide, Swakopmund, Namibia

Lucas Bustamante / Namaqua / Desert chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) on twig, Swakopmund, Erongo, Namibia.

Emanuele Biggi / Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) Swakopmund, Namibia.