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Sorata Stub-tailed Chameleon
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Sorata Stub-tailed Chameleon

Brookesia nana

Brookesia nana, also known as the nano-chameleon, is a species of chameleon in the Brookesia genus that is endemic in the montane rainforest in northern Madagascar. It was described in 2021, and it could be the world's smallest reptile. It is a blotchy brown color and usually grows to a full-length of under one inch. Unlike most other chameleons Brookesia nana does not change colors and does not live in trees in the forest, but prefers

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1192113.