The Astonishing Indian Chameleon, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Wildlife photograph by Dr Mohnish Grover, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2021

Finalist Wildlife · April 2021

The Astonishing Indian Chameleon

Indian Chameleons are mostly seen along the forested areas of India. They are known to change colors, intriguing actuality is they change colors to coordinate with the surroundings and to control the internal heat level to retain heat. They ordinarily change tones into shades of green and earthy colored. I had been to the forested areas, and could catch this second where the chameleon had changed to its hazier brown shade coordinating itself with the barks of the tree and persistently holding back to get its prey.