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nano-chameleon

reptile
Also known as: Brookesia nana
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    …reptile is the adult male nano-chameleon (Brookesia nana), which measures as small as 21.6 mm (about 0.9 inch) long. Some members of lizard families are also quite small, with some geckos (family Gekkonidae), skinks (family Scincidae), and microteiids (family Gymnopthalmidae) growing no longer than 4 cm (about 2 inches). Certain…

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    …reptile is the adult male nano-chameleon (Brookesia nana), which measures as small as 21.6 mm (about 0.9 inch) long. Some members of lizard families are also quite small, with some geckos (family Gekkonidae), skinks (family Scincidae), and microteiids (family Gymnopthalmidae) growing no longer than 4 cm (about 2 inches). Certain…

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