Brookesia desperata

Brookesia desperata is a species of chameleons. It is endemic to Foret d'Ambre Special Reserve in north Madagascar, and is a critically endangered species due to the decline of its habitat. This decline is attributed to clearance of forest for crops, charcoal production, timber extraction, small-scale quarrying and cattle grazing.[1] It was named desperata to provoke thought regarding the desperately threatened habitat of Madagascar's micro-endemic species. B. Desperata was discovered in 2012 by a research team led by Dr. Frank Glaw from the Zoologische Staatssammlung München.[2]

Brookesia desperata
A stress-coloured Brookesia desperata female with a fresh clutch of two eggs.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Brookesia
Species:
B. desperata
Binomial name
Brookesia desperata
Glaw, Köhler, Townsend & Vences, 2012

References

  1. Jenkins, R.K.B. & Glaw, F. (2014). "Brookesia desperata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T42686901A42686977. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T42686901A42686977.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17028940
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