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Rieppeleon brevicaudatus

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This is a Short-tailed Leaf (or Pygmy) chameleon, Rieppeleon brevicaudatus.  It occurs in East Africa, in forests - but mostly in the understory or on the ground.  It looks very much like a dry leaf.  Reaching only 8 cm/3", it is a tiny reptile, and hard to spot.  Two other Rieppeleon species are known; very similar chameleons like Rhampholeon in Africa and Brookesia in Madagascar are apparently not closely related; instead, they all look alike because they all have similar, mainly terrestrial lifestyles.  Acrylic.
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CanoScan 4400F
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tombola1993's avatar
Quite an unusual and fascinating chameleon.