Chameleon with Spiral Tail Gripping a Leafy Branch

A cheerful chameleon holding onto a curved branch is shown on this free printable coloring page. It has big round eyes, a wide smile and a pointed, helmet-like head tilted toward you, with tiny nostril dots that make it look friendly. The striped body arches over the branch and a row of bumpy scales runs down its back. Both front feet grip the wood, one back foot is tucked underneath, and the tail finishes in a tight spiral. Three large veined leaves hang at the lower right. Thick outlines and roomy shapes work well for preschoolers and early elementary kids, while the stripes and the spiral tail give older children more to chew on. You could give each stripe its own shade, like green, teal, yellow and orange, and keep the leaves plain green so the chameleon pops. Looking for more? Our Crab and Tiger coloring pages pair nicely with this Chameleon page.