Leaf Chameleon
Brookesia micra
Near threatenedPhoto: Frank Glaw, Jörn Köhler, Ted M. Townsend, Miguel Vences · CC BY 2.5
Reptileinsectivore
The leaf chameleon is a tiny lizard found only on the small island of Nosy Hara off Madagascar. Until 2021, it held the record as the world's smallest chameleon. These miniature reptiles could sit comfortably on a fingertip.
- Adults measure just 29 mm (1.1 inches) from snout to tail tip
- Discovered living on a single tiny island in Madagascar
- Lost 'smallest chameleon' title to Brookesia nana in 2021
ForestAfrica
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- Classification
- Reptile
- Scientific name
- Brookesia micra
- Habitat
- Forest
- Regions in this directory
- Africa
- Diet
- insectivore
- Relative size
- tiny
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened (NT)
