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OverviewAI-generated
Brookesia micra, commonly known as the leaf chameleon, is a species within the genus Brookesia. It belongs to the family Chamaeleonidae, class Squamata, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. This taxon is endemic to Madagascar.
The species holds a Near Threatened conservation status according to the IUCN. Records indicate 24 occurrences for this organism.
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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyChamaeleonidae
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon name
- Brookesia micra
- Commons category
- Brookesia micra
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- taxon common name
- Leaf chameleon
- endemic to
- Madagascar
- short name
- B. micra
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Encyclopedic overview
Brookesia micra, also known as the Nosy Hara leaf chameleon is a species of chameleons from the islet of Nosy Hara in Antsiranana, Madagascar. At the time of its discovery, it was the smallest known chameleon and among the smallest reptiles, until the 2021 discovery of the even smaller B. nana. Adult B. micra can grow up to 29 mm (1.1 in) in length.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brookesia micra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.