Chameleons prefer life in the forest and they adapted to the arboreal locomotion (movement in the trees). Interesting Chameleon Facts: Chameleons vary in size. Chameleons have a full 360-degree view and can focus their eyes quickly and enlarge what they are looking at like a camera lens. Smallest chameleon is Brookesia micra, which reaches 0.6 inches in length. Their eyes can move independently of each other, enabling them to look in two different directions at once. When its tongue hits the insect it creates suction that allows the Biggest chameleon is Furcifer oustaleti, which reaches 30 inches in length. Their hands and feet have large toes that help them cling to branches.Besides changing skin color, chameleons have another feature that no other animals have. Most chameleons have a prehensile tail that they use to wrap around tree branches.