Brygoo's Leaf Chameleon

Brookesia brygooi

"Brookesia brygooi" is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chameleonidae. The species, which is endemic to Madagascar, was first described in 1995 by Raxworthy and Nussbaum and named in compliment to French herpetologist Édouard-Raoul Brygoo.
Brygoo's Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia brygooi) living up to its name It is not easy to see these extremely slow-moving and tiny chameleons in identically colored dead leaves, believe you me. Brookesia brygooi,Fall,Geotagged,Madagascar

Appearance

"B. brygooi" has an "unusual" shape of body and is earthy in colour.

Distribution

"B. brygooi" is endemic to southwestern Madagascar, where its type locality is Analavelona, Fianarantsoa Province, south-central Madagascar. Because it is widespread and commonly found in protected areas, it was listed as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Status

The International Union for Conservation of Nature classed "B. brygooi" as Least Concern.

Behavior

"B. brygooi" spends the night resting on twigs.

Habitat

It can be found at elevations between 20 and 571 m above mean sea level, and over an area of 147,782 square kilometres. Details about the true population of "B. brygooi" are unknown, although it is known to be widespread. It is found in many protected parks/areas/nature reserves, and is also protected under the Madagascar laws.

Reproduction

The female of "B. brygooi" lays two to five eggs per clutch. The eggs measure 2.5 by 1.5 mm each.

Food

The diet of "B. brygooi" includes insects.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyChamaeleonidae
GenusBrookesia
SpeciesB. brygooi
Photographed in
Madagascar