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Camouflaged chameleons: a new discovery at the Egyptian site of el-Hosh

Representations of reptiles are relatively rare in Egyptian rock art. Here, we present a petroglyph found at the site of elHosh that closely resembles a chameleon, a morphologically distinct type of lizard. In evaluating the image, we provide a comprehensive review of the limited evidence for chameleons in other Egyptian graphical depictions and texts, revealing previously unrecognised examples found in New Kingdom tomb decorations. We conclude that the el-Hosh creature was likely executed during the Dynastic period or later, and

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