Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-20357-3, published online 10 November 2025

The HTML version of the original version of this Article contained an error in Figure 4, where the figure was incorrectly loaded obscuring the figure labels and colours.

The PDF version was unaffected.

The original Figure 4 and accompanying legend appear below.

The original Article has been corrected.

Fig. 4
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Development of the optic nerve in the Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus).