# Chamaeleo namaquensis (Namib-Naukluft, 2011)

- By: Yathin S Krishnappa
- Date: 20 April 2011, 16:44:05
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chamaeleo_namaquensis_(Namib-Naukluft,_2011).jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Chamaeleo_namaquensis_%28Namib-Naukluft%2C_2011%29.jpg/1920px-Chamaeleo_namaquensis_%28Namib-Naukluft%2C_2011%29.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.