Peyrieras Pygmy Chameleon

Brookesia peyrierasi

''Brookesia peyrierasi'' is a diminutive chameleon from north-eastern Madagascar. It is known commonly as Peyrieras' pygmy chameleon, named after the herpetologist André Peyriéras.
Peyrieras Pygmy Chameleon on leaf in Nosy Mangabe - closeup, Madagascar A beautiful member of the very interesting family of Brookesia chameleons, often tiny in appearance and well camouflaged. The leaf gives an idea of its small size. Found on the island of Nosy Mangabe, which we had all to ourselves on this day. 
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Naming

A 1999 paper in the ''Journal of Zoology'' disputed a 1995 paper which considered this species and ''B. tuberculata'' to be the same species as ''B. minima''. The later paper discussed the same details as the first – subtle morphological differences in the hemipenises of the respective species and determined they were not conspecific. They also found differences in the arrangement of head crests and in minute spines above the eyes.

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Status: Endangered
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyChamaeleonidae
GenusBrookesia
SpeciesB. peyrierasi
Photographed in
Madagascar