Interesting Facts: This 'chameleon' is able to turn brown or dark grey when frightened. However, unlike true chameleons, the green crested lizard is not able to change to other colours.

Size: 57cm

Diet: Insects and other invertebrates

Activity: Diurnal

Habitat: Forest, agricultural areas and gardens

Did You Know?

Our native green-crested lizard has been effectively replaced by the changeable lizard. The changeable lizard was introduced in the 1980s into Singapore from Northern Malaysia or Thailand. This is a saddening example of how an introduced species can affect the fragile ecosystem and in some cases, causes extinction to the native delicated species.