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Name: Leaf chameleon (Brookesia confidens)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Infraclass: Lepidosauromorpha
Superorder: Lepidosauria
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Infraorder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Brookesia
Species: B. confidens
IUCN Rating: Near Threatened
Description: this species is generally light grey or pale beige on the head, back and tail, and brown on the sides. The limbs are almost entirely dark brown, and along the back pointed tubercles form a complete line. The leaf chameleon also has a short non-prehensile tail.
Range: Northern Madagascar
Habitat: The leaf chameleon can be found on low lying vegetation in deciduous forest.
Diet: The diet of this species is currently unknown.
Breeding: Currently unknown
Threats: No direct threats however habitat loss could prove disasterous as the species is limited to a small geographic area.
Points of interest: This species was only discovered in 2007
Sources and further information
www.arkive.org/leaf-chameleon/brookesia-confidens/
www.iucnredlist.org/details/42686345/0
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookesia_confidens
reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Brookesia&species=confidens
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/Brookesia_confidens
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Infraclass: Lepidosauromorpha
Superorder: Lepidosauria
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Infraorder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Brookesia
Species: B. confidens
IUCN Rating: Near Threatened
Description: this species is generally light grey or pale beige on the head, back and tail, and brown on the sides. The limbs are almost entirely dark brown, and along the back pointed tubercles form a complete line. The leaf chameleon also has a short non-prehensile tail.
Range: Northern Madagascar
Habitat: The leaf chameleon can be found on low lying vegetation in deciduous forest.
Diet: The diet of this species is currently unknown.
Breeding: Currently unknown
Threats: No direct threats however habitat loss could prove disasterous as the species is limited to a small geographic area.
Points of interest: This species was only discovered in 2007
Sources and further information
www.arkive.org/leaf-chameleon/brookesia-confidens/
www.iucnredlist.org/details/42686345/0
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookesia_confidens
reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Brookesia&species=confidens
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/Brookesia_confidens