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Brookesia chameleon on thumb
<I>Brookesia</I> chameleon on thumb
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Besides the familiar colorful and arboreal chameleons, Madagascar has 20 species of small, cryptic, forest floor-dwelling chameleons of the genus Brookesia, including the world's smallest chameleon (with adults even smaller than the juvenile shown here). Note the grasping "hand" with two fingers on one side and three on the other.

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Contents:
1.Plants
2.Millipedes
3.Frogs
4.Tortoises
5.Snakes
6.Iguanid Lizards
7.Chameleons
 ·Chameleon facing
 ·Green and black chameleon
 ·Yellow and red chameleon
 ·Brookesia chameleon on thumb
 ·Brookesia on  leaves

8.Birds
9.Lemurs
10.Carnivores
11.Rodents
 
Golden Mantella, Mantella aurantiaca

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