Editing Veiled chameleon (section)

==Description==
[[File:Chamaeleo calyptratus - AMNH - DSC06272.JPG|left|thumb|Skeleton]]
The male is {{convert|43 to 61|cm|abbr=on}} long from the snout to the tip of the tail. The female is shorter, no more than about {{convert|35|cm|abbr=on}}, but it has a thicker body. Both sexes have a [[Casque (anatomy)|casque]] on the head which grows larger as the chameleon matures, reaching about {{convert|5|cm|abbr=on}} in the largest adults. Newly hatched offspring are born [[Pastel (color)|pastel]] green in color and develop stripes and different colors as they mature. Adult females are green with white, orange, yellow, or tan mottling. Adult males are brighter with more defined bands of yellow or blue and some mottling.<ref name=smith>[http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Veiledchameleon.cfm Veiled Chameleon.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217072850/http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Veiledchameleon.cfm |date=2011-12-17 }} Smithsonian National Zoological Park.</ref>

Coloration can be affected by several factors, including social status. In experimental conditions, young veiled chameleons reared in isolation developed to be darker and duller in color compared to those raised with other individuals.<ref name=ballen>{{cite journal |last1=Ballen |first1=Cissy |last2=Shine |first2=Richard |last3=Olsson |first3=Mats |title=Effects of early social isolation on the behaviour and performance of juvenile lizards, Chamaeleo calyptratus |journal=Animal Behaviour |date=1 February 2014 |volume=88 |pages=1–6 |doi=10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.11.010 |s2cid=53181453 |url=https://ro.uow.edu.au/smhpapers1/996 }}</ref> Females change color over the course of their reproductive cycles.<ref name=kelso>{{cite journal |last1=Kelso |first1=Erin C. |last2=Verrell |first2=Paul A. |title=Do Male Veiled Chameleons, Chamaeleo calyptratus, Adjust their Courtship Displays in Response to Female Reproductive Status? |journal=Ethology |date=June 2002 |volume=108 |issue=6 |pages=495–512 |doi=10.1046/j.1439-0310.2002.00789.x |bibcode=2002Ethol.108..495K }}</ref> Chameleons also tend to change to a much darker color when stressed.<ref name=smith/>