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Dullidelyon
The head of the dullidelyon resembles a small pidpad in color and texture, garnished with an imitative flower. They lay vertically suspended from their crest, making it easier to aim for puddlehunters and other flying insects. Their bouyancy comes from oxygen held in their nasal sacs, as well as additional air sacs in the lungs that help with orientation. Flaps of skin on the head can flare up to help its disguise, held up by muscules connected to those on their shoulders. While they can be found in larger lakes, they prefer those smaller ones so choked with roots and duckweeds that makes it hard for predators above to spot them. The dullidelyon communicates through the use of scent glands which help broadcase and maintain one's territory and social status, with a separate smell emitted by females which attracts him to her location. These chameleons only use their color changing for camoflauge, as that attracts too much attention.

When endangered dullidelyons can suddenly release their oxygen and sink to swim away. Males compete for females by gathering as much food for the female, which is an unobtrusive way to get mates without alerting predators. Mating occurs before the flowering season so that females have time to incubate the eggs before laying them on a flower. Male size ratio compared to females is 3:1, for maximum protectiveness, and she is small enough to fit on tiny duckweeds. Breeding happens on land. Afterwards, males grow extentions on their tails that resemble roots, gathering prey such as snails and amphipods, so the female can catch them and bring them to the nest (as well as helping disuise the males.)Two or three females may feed from the tail of a single male, while females possess duckweed-like tails.

Description
Dullidelyon
The head of the dullidelyon resembles a small pidpad in color and texture, garnished with an imitative flower. They lay vertically suspended from their crest, making it easier to aim for puddlehunters and other flying insects. Their bouyancy comes from oxygen held in their nasal sacs, as well as additional air sacs in the lungs that help with orientation. Flaps of skin on the head can flare up to help its disguise, held up by muscules connected to those on their shoulders. While they can be found in larger lakes, they prefer those smaller ones so choked with roots and duckweeds that makes it hard for predators above to spot them. The dullidelyon communicates through the use of scent glands which help broadcase and maintain one's territory and social status, with a separate smell emitted by females which attracts him to her location. These chameleons only use their color changing for camoflauge, as that attracts too much attention.

When endangered dullidelyons can suddenly release their oxygen and sink to swim away. Males compete for females by gathering as much food for the female, which is an unobtrusive way to get mates without alerting predators. Mating occurs before the flowering season so that females have time to incubate the eggs before laying them on a flower. Male size ratio compared to females is 3:1, for maximum protectiveness, and she is small enough to fit on tiny duckweeds. Breeding happens on land. Afterwards, males grow extentions on their tails that resemble roots, gathering prey such as snails and amphipods, so the female can catch them and bring them to the nest (as well as helping disuise the males.)Two or three females may feed from the tail of a single male, while females possess duckweed-like tails.