| Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Bradypodion |
| Species: | B. setaroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bradypodion setaroi Raw, 1976 |
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The Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion setaroi) is a species of lizard in the Chamaeleonidae family. With a length of about 10 cm, it is one of the smallest of all the Dwarf Chameleons. It has a reduced throat crest and a tail that is longer than the body in males, and shorter than the body in females.
It is endemic to South Africa, where it is restricted to coastal dune forests in northern Kwazulu Natal. It adapts well to suburban gardens but domestic cats - as introduced predators - will usually kill all chameleons in the immediate area.
