Iaraka River leaf chameleon

The Iaraka River leaf chameleon (Brookesia vadoni), also commonly known as the mossy pygmy leaf chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Iaraka River leaf chameleon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Brookesia
Species:
B. vadoni
Binomial name
Brookesia vadoni

Etymology

The specific name, vadoni, is in honor of French naturalist Jean Pierre Léopold Vadon (1904–1970).[2]

Geographic range

B. vadoni is found in northeastern Madagascar.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. vadoni is forest, at altitudes of 600–2,130 m (1,970–6,990 ft).[1]

Reproduction

B. vadoni is oviparous.[3]

References
  1. Jenkins, R.K.B.; Andreone, F.; Andriamazava, A.; Anjeriniaina, M.; Glaw, F.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotomalala, D.; Randrianantoandro, J.C.; Randrianiriana, J.; Randrianizahana , H.; Ratsoavina, F.; Robsomanitrandrasana, E. (2011). "Brookesia vadoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172858A6930812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172858A6930812.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Brookesia vadoni, p. 271).
  3. Species Brookesia vadoni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading
  • Brygoo ER, Domergue CA (1968). "Description d'un nouveau Brookesia de Madagascar B. vadoni n. sp. (Chaméléonidés) ". Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris 40 (4): 677–682. (Brookesia vadoni, new species). (in French).
  • Glaw F, Vences M (1994). A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Second Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag / Serpents Tale. 480 pp. ISBN 978-3929449013. (Brookesia vadoni, p. 240).
  • Glaw F, Vences M (2006). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition. Cologne, Germany: Vences & Glaw Verlag. 496 pp. ISBN 978-3929449-03-7.


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