World’s Smallest Reptile Found in Madagascar
Scientists believe they may have discovered the smallest reptile on earth—a chameleon subspecies that is the size of a seed. Two of the tiny lizards were discovered by a German-Madagascan expedition team in Madagascar.
Key Features
- The male Brookesia nana, or nano-chameleon, has a body of just 13.5mm. This makes it the smallest of about 11,500 known species of reptiles. Its length from top to tail is 22mm.
- The female is far bigger at around 29mm.
- The new chameleon is only known from a degraded montane rainforest in northern Madagascar and might be threatened by ....
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