A chameleon breeder in South Africa has shared an incredible video showing the moment a female chameleon gave birth to her tiny babies on his hand.

The tiny lizards, which are just a centimetre long, can be seen calmly crawling down Aldo Kleyn's palm just seconds after their mother has given birth.

These Knysna Dwarf chameleon babies form part of a giant litter of 26 lizards – with their mum taking a grand total of just one hour and 13 minutes to pop them all out. 

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A chameleon breeder in South Africa has shared an incredible video showing the moment a female chameleon gave birth to her tiny babies on his hand

WHY DID SHE GIVE BIRTH ON HIS HAND? 

Mr Kleyn, says the female chameleon was keen to give birth on his hand, away from hungry males. 

He said: 'When the females give birth, the males will try to eat some of the young ones. They are quite ferocious.

'This female was reaching out to me and I realised she didn't want to give birth on the tree with the males.

'To begin with I put her on another plant and she gave birth to three babies, but she wanted to get back on my hand.'

Mr Kleyn, 54, says the female chameleon was keen to give birth on his hand, away from hungry males.

He said: 'I was completely blown away. Lots of people have been asking me questions about the video and asking why did I have her giving birth on my hand and not on a plant.

'When the females give birth, the males will try to eat some of the young ones. They are quite ferocious.

'This female was reaching out to me and I realised she didn't want to give birth on the tree with the males.

'To begin with I put her on another plant and she gave birth to three babies, but she wanted to get back on my hand.

'It's amazing to see that. The babies are perfectly formed when they come out. Some people have asked how does she feed them all, but the babies fend for themselves from the moment of birth.