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Brookesia micra

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Brookesia micra

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Also known as Leaf chameleon

species of chameleon from Madagascar

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

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassSquamata
  4. FamilyChamaeleonidae
Observations recorded24

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Brookesia
Image
Brookesia micra on a match head.jpg
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taxon rank
species
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.

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