In a world where we often associate reptiles with massive snakes, giant lizards, or hefty crocodiles, it's easy to overlook ...

Brookesia leaf chameleons are renowned for being small. Some of them – Brookesia minima, for example – are downright miniscule. From head to tail they are all between 22 and 48 millimetres.

showing the distribution of species of the subgenus Evoluticauda (known as Brookesia minima group). The map shows records verified by molecular data. B. dentata, B. exarmata, and B. ramanantsoai ...

The first species of these mini chameleons was discovered as early as 1893 and named Brookesia minima, which means 'the smallest'. 'In 2012 we discovered the even smaller species Brookesia micra ...

Brookesia minima, also known as the dwarf chameleon, is endemic to Nosy Be, an island located just off the northwest coast of Madagascar. Most of the dwarf chameleon's continental relatives are ...

Brookesia micra sp. n. from Nosy Hara, northern Madagascar. (A) adult male measuring 16mm on black background, showing orange tail colouration; (B) juvenile on finger tip; (C) juvenile on head of a ...

The smallest known reptile in the world can fit on your fingertip. It’s known as Brookesia nana, or “nano-chameleon,” and it’s a blotchy brown lizard that usually doesn’t surpass an inch ...

Leaf chameleons, from the genus Brookesia, are miniature chameleons the colour of fallen leaves that have been breaking records for their small body sizes in recent years. Brookesia nana ...

The smallest Brookesia nana chameleon found so far is just 13.5-millimeters-long Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously ...