How does a chameleon change its skin color?

Answer 1

Chameleons do not camouflage, this is a common misconception. They change their color as a way to express themselves towards other chameleons and to scare predators away. Many chameleons have very bright and "screaming" colors, not very suitable for camouflage. Many chameleons have a cryptic base color though. They change color with special cells called chromatophores. There are several different types of chromatophores with different colors. Chameleons are capable of the faster form of color-change, called physiological colour change. The chromatophores contain pigment and/or light reflecting matter. Simply put, these cells can expand and contract, thereby making other colors in a layer under the chromatophore visible.

Answer 2

well, it has 2 skins 1 that recongnizes the way the actual chameleon feel and changes into a noticeable color while the skin under the skin on top is normal like our skin

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Answer 3

Under a chameleon's outer skin are special skin cells with colour (or pigment) in them. These cells are called chromatophores. The top layer of chromatophores have red or yellow pigment. The lower layers have blue or white pigment. A chameleon changes colour when its brain sends a message to the cells. The message tells the cells to grow bigger or to shrink. When this happens, the cell pigments mix and the chameleon's colour changes.

So, why does the chameleon change colour? Chameleons change colour in response to changes in the light, or temperature, or mood. When a boy chameleon wants to mate, for example, he flashes his most flamboyant colours to try and attract a female.

Temperature affects the chameleon's colour too-if it's cold, darker skin allows the chameleon to absorb more heat from the Sun. And, light from the Sun can signal a chameleon to change to a lighter shade, to reflect the sunlight.

Answer 4

based on the book why evrything you know is wrong its abouts how they feel i cant remember wich color means what off my back