Namaqua chameleon...

[kinyonga]

"This species also regularly consumes plant matter in the wild, and is one of several chameleon species recorded doing so. Plant matter may account for up to 29.1% of their diet amongst coastal populations and 20% amongst those inland, although an average of 2.8% for coastal and 1.5% for inland populations are more common. Of plant material, the "fleshy parts" of Zygophyllum stapffi are most commonly eaten. In captivity, plant matter is still consumed, especially succulents, but less frequently than in the wild."...that's a lot of plant material!

"This suggests that the species may actually be an omnivorous chameleon, which is further supported by the presence of potassium in the excretions of the nasal glands as is the case with herbivorous lizards."...similar to veiled chameleons.

"Inorganic material such as small stones, gravel, and sand are also ingested. They account for as much as 30% of the diet in coastal populations and 1.1% in inland populations, although an average of 6.2% and 0.5% is more common, respectively. It has been suggested that inorganic material may help with digestion or removing parasites. Regarding the former explanation, coastal populations which ingest more plant material also ingest more inorganic material."..
This is a lot too...30%.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaqua_chameleon

 

[Kaizen]

"This species also regularly consumes plant matter in the wild, and is one of several chameleon species recorded doing so. Plant matter may account for up to 29.1% of their diet amongst coastal populations and 20% amongst those inland, although an average of 2.8% for coastal and 1.5% for inland populations are more common. Of plant material, the "fleshy parts" of Zygophyllum stapffi are most commonly eaten. In captivity, plant matter is still consumed, especially succulents, but less frequently than in the wild."...that's a lot of plant material!

"This suggests that the species may actually be an omnivorous chameleon, which is further supported by the presence of potassium in the excretions of the nasal glands as is the case with herbivorous lizards."...similar to veiled chameleons.

"Inorganic material such as small stones, gravel, and sand are also ingested. They account for as much as 30% of the diet in coastal populations and 1.1% in inland populations, although an average of 6.2% and 0.5% is more common, respectively. It has been suggested that inorganic material may help with digestion or removing parasites. Regarding the former explanation, coastal populations which ingest more plant material also ingest more inorganic material."..
This is a lot too...30%.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaqua_chameleon

Hmm...30% is not negligible. Maybe they need to balance out their diet from all the saw-scaled vipers they eat. Like eating salad with a heavy meal?

 

[snitz427]

Thats interesting! Aren’t many succulents considered toxic? Although I think tortoises may munch on them, so that’s probably not a hard and fast rule.

 

[kinyonga]

I know some succulents are toxic to some animals.