That’s a misconception. We are not supposed to harm any animal without a valid reason. Even when we kill an animal to obtain meat from it for consumption, the reason to pronounce God’s name upon it (tasmiya) is so that we’re reminded that we’re doing it with God’s permission.

Response by Hassan Ilyas Sahab:

https://soundcloud.com/ask-ghamidi/0018-muslims-generally-believe-that-killing-a-lizardchameleon-is-an-act-of-virtue/s-sQgIRg7UFT8?in=ask-ghamidi/sets/ask-ghamidi-questions/s-HwtJReSOvjN