The pigment-containing cells that allow some herptiles to change their skin color are called

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The pigment-containing cells that are responsible for allowing some herptiles to change their skin color are called chromatophores. Choices A and B ("chlorocytes" and "chlorophores") are not correct terms for these cells, while choice C ("chromatocytes") may be confused with chromatophores but actually refers to a different type of cell in some organisms that produces a different type of pigment.

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