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Adult Endangered Madagascan Dwarf Chameleon

Scientific Name Brookesia minima

Photo Taken At Omaha Zoo, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

IUCN Red List Status Endangered

Population

This species is not common, and due to pressure on its lowland forest habitat the population is probably declining. Remaining forest occurs as fragments throughout its range, and the population is therefore thought to be severely fragmented. Read More

Threats

This species occurs in native lowland forest in the northwest of the island, where slash and burn agriculture and logging for charcoal production and construction materials are the major threats. Read More

Geographic Range

This leaf chameleon is endemic to the island of Madagascar where it occurs at a few sites in the northwest (Glaw and Vences 2007), including Nosy Be (Andreone et al. 2003), Manongarivo (Glaw et al. 1999), Nosy Komba (Roberts and Daly 2014), and most probably Sahamalaza (Raselimana 2008), whereas a record from higher altitudes (ca. 1,000 m) of the Tsaratanana Massif (Andreone et al. 2009) is likely to refer to another species. Records prior to the publication of Glaw et al. (1999) included synonyms of B. mimina that have since been returned to species status. Careful consideration is clearly needed ... Read More

Habitat

This chameleon species inhabits low elevation humid forest (Glaw et al. 1999) and is unlikely to be tolerant of forest disturbance. It uses a freeze and roll anti-predator defence (Raxworthy 1991). Like other Brookesia species it is active in leaf litter during the day and roosts on low vegetation at night. Read More

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RECENTLY ADDED SPECIES

Glaw, F. & Jenkins, R.K.B. 2014. Brookesia minima. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T67009871A47583723. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T67009871A47583723.en

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