{"id":13739,"date":"2024-09-10T15:35:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T13:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/brookesia-antakarana-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T15:18:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T14:18:25","slug":"brookesia-nofy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/brookesia-nofy\/","title":{"rendered":"Brookesia nofy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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First description:\"IUCN<\/a><\/h4>\n

Rakotoarison, Hasiniaina, Glaw and Vences, 2024 \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Origin of the species name:<\/h4>\n

The biologist Andolalao Rakotoarison named the species after the Malagasy word for dream. On the one hand, this fits its origin, the \u2018nest of dreams\u2019. However, the scientist also considered it a dream that the small leaf chameleon is found in a protected area at all, as the eastern lowland rainforests are extremely threatened by deforestation.<\/p>\n

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Distribution:<\/h4>\n

As the name suggests, these leaf chameleons live on the central east coast of Madagascar in the Akanin’ny Nofy reserve around the lodge of the same name. The lowland rainforest lies directly on Lake Ampitabe and only a few hundred metres as the crow flies from the Indian Ocean, just above sea level. Brookesia nofy<\/em> is also found in the neighbouring protected area of Vohibola. Like all terrestrial chameleons of the subgenus Evoluticauda<\/em>, its distribution area is therefore relatively small. They are found at the foot of large trees between the roots and in the thick foliage layer of the lowland rainforest. At night, they sleep on blades of grass or thin plants just above the ground.<\/p>\n

Appearance & size:<\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/a>Brookesia nofy<\/em> grow to a maximum length of 33 mm from the nose to the tip of the tail. These leaf chameleons are light brown to beige in colour. On the back of the head it has two low bony crests, which are bordered by a U-shaped low ridge behind and on the sides. The tail has no lateral or dorsal protruding spines, but instead of a pelvic shield, the small chameleons have an enlarged pelvic spine. Brookesia nofy<\/em> is related to Brookesia ramanantsoai<\/em> from the eastern highlands of Madagascar. B. ramanantsoai<\/em> are larger than B. nofy<\/em>. They also differ in tail length and head size. Earth chameleons of the species B. ramanantsoai<\/em> also have three relatively parallel low bony ridges on the back of the head, but none running transversely behind them.<\/p>\n

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