Brookesia tristis
| Brookesia tristis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Brookesia |
| Species: | B. tristis |
| Binomial name | |
| Brookesia tristis Glaw, Köhler, Townsend & Vences, 2012 | |
Brookesia tristis is a species of chameleon. The species is endemic to Montagne des Français, Madagascar, and is an endangered species due to the decline of its habitat.[1] It was named after the french word "triste" meaning sad to provoke thought regarding the threatened habitat of Madagascar's micro-endemic species. B. Triste was first found in an isolated patch of forest near an expanding city in 2012 by a research team lead by Dr. Frank Glaw from the Zoologische Staatssammlung München.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jenkins, R.K.B. & Glaw, F. (2014). "Brookesia tristis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17028940