Newly described chameleon from Madagascar may be world's smallest reptile
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Frank Glaw is no stranger to discovery. The German herpetologist has helped describe scores of new species from Madagascar, but the latest one is special: Brookesia nana is arguably the world’s tiniest chameleon and possibly the smallest reptile on Earth. Measuring just shy of 14 millimeters (0.55 inches), B. nana can perch cozily on an […]
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Newly described chameleon from Madagascar may be world's smallest reptile
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A newly discovered chameleon less than an inch long could be the world's smallest reptile, CNN
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Rare chameleon feared to be extinct clinging for survival in Malawi
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Newly described chameleon from Madagascar may be world's smallest reptile
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Rare chameleon feared to be extinct clinging for survival in Malawi
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