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These chameleons have fooled scientists for decades

For decades, scientists have classified chameleons primarily based on their external morphology. This traditional approach ...
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Three new species of chameleons emerge from centuries-old entanglement

Three new species of soft-nosed chameleons endemic to Madagascar were described in a recent paper in Vertebrate Zoology. Calumma emelinae from the east coast of Madagascar, C. tjiasmantoi from the ...
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Scientists discover funky-nosed 'Pinocchio chameleon' is actually three species. Here's the fun way to tell them apart

A new study shows that Madagascar’s “nose chameleons,” once confused as one species, are actually three distinct and rapidly evolving species ...
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Tiny chameleon a contender for title of smallest reptile

BERLIN, Germany — It fits on a human fingertip, but this chameleon could make a big splash. Scientists from Madagascar and Germany say a newly discovered species of chameleon is a contender for the ...
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Chameleon species lost for a century rediscovered in Madagascar

A species of chameleon that’s been lost to science for over a century has now been found. Voeltzkow’s chameleon, or Furcifer voeltzkowi, was rediscovered during a research expedition to Madagascar, ...
UPI

Tiny chameleon species is the world's smallest reptile

Feb. 1 (UPI) --The body of the nano-chameleon, a new species discovered in Madagascar, measures just over a half-inch in length -- with its tail, the male chameleon measures just less than an inch -- ...
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Tiny, newly discovered species of chameleon a contender for title of smallest reptile

It fits on a human fingertip, but this chameleon could make a big splash. Scientists from Madagascar and Germany say a newly discovered species of chameleon is a contender for the title of world’s ...