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Brookesia micra, also known as the Nosy Hara leaf chameleon is a species of chameleons from the islet of Nosy Hara in Antsiranana, Madagascar. [1] At the time of its discovery, it was the smallest known chameleon and among the smallest reptiles, until the 2021 discovery of the even smaller B. nana.
Sphaerodactylus ariasae is the world's smallest known reptile. The second-smallest is S. parthenopion, native to the British Virgin Islands. The Jaragua sphaero measures 14–18 mm (0.55–0.71 in) [3] from the snout to the base of the tail and can fit on a US 25-cent coin. It has an average weight of 0.13 g (0.0045 oz). [citation needed]
Brookesia minima, (common names of which include the dwarf chameleon, the Madagascan dwarf chameleon, [2] the minute leaf chameleon, [3] and the Nosy Be pygmy leaf chameleon), is a diminutive chameleon that was regarded as the smallest lizard [4] of the Chamaeleonidae until a smaller species, Brookesia nana, was described in 2021.
Described in 2021, it could represent the world's smallest reptile. [2] Brookesia nana is not arboreal, as it tends to inhabit the forest floor. It is likely that the species is endangered due to deforestation in Madagascar. [3] Miniaturism is believed to evolve from habitat loss. [4]
Brookesia nana (male), the world's smallest known reptile species Males (left) and females (right) of four Brookesia species described in 2012, all belonging to the B. minima species group: A-B B. tristis, C-D B. confidens, E-F B. micra, G-H B. desperata [6] The genus Brookesia contains the following 32 species which are recognized as being ...
Sphaerodactylus ariasae, the dwarf gecko, is native to the Caribbean Islands; it is the world's smallest lizard. Tarentola mauritanica , the crocodile or Moorish gecko, is commonly found in the Mediterranean region from the Iberian Peninsula and southern France to Greece and northern Africa ; their most distinguishing characteristics are their ...
Sphaerodactylus is a genus of geckos from the Americas [2] that are distinguished from other Gekkota by their small size, by their round, rather than vertical, eye pupils, and by each digit terminating in a single, round adhesive pad or scale, from which their name (Sphaero = round, dactylus = finger) is derived.
The miniature chameleon Brookesia nana, with a snout-vent length of 13.5 mm (0.53 in), may represent the smallest known lizard and smallest reptile. [48] [49] The dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus ariasae) is also one of the smallest known reptile species, with a snout-vent length of 16 millimetres (0.63 in). [50]