Common name of Gymnelus viridis
 
Common name Unernak caméléon
Language French
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality
Ref. McAllister, D.E., V. Legendre and J.G. Hunter, 1987
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other/n.a.
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'unernak', general name applied to members of Gymnelinae borrowed from Inuktitut; 'caméléon', i.e., any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal Old World lizards with prehensile tail, independently movable eyeballs, and unusual ability to change the color of the skin (Ref. 27888), used in reference to the variable colors of the specimens which are not always green as alluded to in the Latin specific name 'viridis'.
 
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