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To what reptile order do Chameleons belong?
A
Crocodilia
B
Rhynchocephalia
C
Squamata
D
Testudines
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dynamic sex chromosomes in Old World chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)

Detailed explanation-2: -Squamata (/skwæˈmeɪtə/, Latin squamatus, ‘scaly, having scales’) is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians (worm lizards), which are collectively known as squamates or scaled reptiles.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Squamata, or the scaled reptiles, are the largest recent order of reptiles, comprising all lizards and snakes. With over 10, 000 species, it is also the second-largest order of extant vertebrates, after the perciform fish, and roughly equal in number to the Saurischia (one of the two major groups of dinosaurs).

Detailed explanation-4: -chameleon, (family Chamaeleonidae), any of a group of primarily arboreal (tree-dwelling) Old World lizards best known for their ability to change body colour.

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