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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...