Thursday, 16 February 2012

Honey, I Shrunk the Chameleon

An interesting discovery has been made in northern Madagascar. 
Scientists have identified four new species of miniature lizards. Miniature is the operative word, as these creatures range in sizes down to a few millimetres. The smallest, a chameleon with the scientific name Brookesia micra, reaches only 26mm in adulthood.

Photo attribution: Author: Frank Glaw, Jörn Köhler, Ted M. Townsend, Miguel Vence
 
That is one tiny package!

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