File:Chamaeleo Namaquensis (Namib-Naukluft, 2011).jpg
Chamaeleo namaquensis Smith, 1831
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English: A Namaqua chameleon in threat display, Namib desert, Namibia. The chameleon was in the middle of a highway C14 and was approached to be moved off the road. The chameleon then changed its color to black and displayed its brightly colored mouth as a threat display.
Français : Un Chamaeleo namaquensis en posture menaçante, dans le désert du Namib, en Namibie. Ce caméléon était au milieu de la route C14 et nous nous en sommes approchés pour l'en retirer. Il a alors changé de couleur pour le noir et montre sa gueule aux couleurs vives comme posture menaçante. Deutsch: Drohgebärde eines Namaqua-Chamäleons (Chamaeleo namaquensis) in der Namib.
Polski: Kameleon z gatunku Chamaeleo namaquensis w pozycji obronnej na pustyni Namib w Namibii. Kameleon znajdował się na środku drogi C14 i gdy zbliżono się do niego, aby go z niej usunąć, kameleon zmienił swój kolor na czarny i pokazał jasno ubarwioną paszczę. |
Place of discovery | English: Namib desert, Hardap Region, Namibia.
Français : Désert du Namib, région de Hardap, en Namibie.
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Date | 20 April 2011, 16:44:05 |
Source | Own work |
Camera location | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap |
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This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: lens corrected, digital graduated ND-filter.
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Assessment
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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 21 April 2013. It was captioned as follows: Other languages:
Deutsch: Drohgebärde eines Namaqua-Chamäleons (Chamaeleo namaquensis) in der Namib. Magyar: Namaqua-kaméleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) a Namib-sivatagban, a Namib-Naukluft Nemzeti Park területén (Hardap régió, Namíbia). A kaméleon fenyegető pózt vett fel: feketére változtatta színét és kitátotta száját, hogy látsszon a feketével kontrasztos, rikítóan sárga szájürege. Русский: Пустынный хамелеон (Chamaeleo namaquensis) в позе угрозы, пустыня Намиб. |
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