in a hushed british accent...

As the story goes, the Chameleon and the tiger are descended from a common ancestor.  Dating back to the Triassic period, this giant hybrid of reptile and mammal was a voracious carnivore.  Consuming mass quantities of giant insects, other reptiles, and other mammals - the Chiger - or in latin, chameleonus mammaleus, ruled the plains of what is now called Mexico.  A skilled hunter, the chiger was unsurpassed in speed, agility, and defence.  It's plated head and massive horn-like head piece made it unpenetrable.  Truly an exceptional species, and a vital link in explaining the divergence of reptiles and mammals, the Chiger's days ended in the late Triassic period but the fossil record reminds us of him and his incredible speed, power, and ferocity.