Brookesia tristis
Brookesia tristis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
Genus: | Brookesia |
Species: | B. tristis
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Binomial name | |
Brookesia tristis |
Brookesia tristis is a species of chameleons. It is endemic to Montagne des Français, Madagascar, and is an endangered species due to the decline of its habitat.[1] It was named after the French word "triste" meaning sad to provoke thought regarding the threatened habitat of Madagascar's micro-endemic species. B. Triste was first found in an isolated patch of forest near an expanding city in 2012 by a research team led by Dr. Frank Glaw from the Zoologische Staatssammlung München.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Jenkins, R.K.B. & Glaw, F. (2014). "Brookesia tristis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T42687277A47583890. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T42687277A47583890.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Brookesia
- Endangered fauna of Africa
- Endemic fauna of Madagascar
- Reptiles of Madagascar
- Reptiles described in 2012
- Taxa named by Frank Glaw
- Taxa named by Jörn Köhler
- Taxa named by Miguel Vences
- Chameleon stubs