Brookesia stumpffi

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Chamaeleonidae
Subfamilia: Brookesiinae
Genus: Brookesia
Species: Brookesia stumpffi
Name

Brookesia stumpffi Boettger, 1894

Type locality: Insel Nossibé (= Nosy Bé), off N.W Madagascar.

Holotype: SMF 16475.
Synonyms

Brookesia minima — Klaver & Böhme 1997

References

Boettger,O. 1894. Eine neue Brookesia (Chamaeleontidae) aus Nossibé. Zool. Anz. 17: 182–185.
Nečas, P. 1999. Chameleons – Nature's Hidden Jewels. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt; 348 pp. ISBN 3-930612-04-6 (Europe). ISBN 1-57524-137-4 (USA, Canada). Reference page.
Necas, P. & Schmidt, W. 2004. Stump-tailed Chameleons. Miniature Dragons of the Rainforest. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 256 pp. [review in Elaphe 14 (1): 24].
Brookesia stumpffi at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 March 2008.

Vernacular names
čeština: Brokesie trnitá
English: Plated Leaf Chameleon

Brookesia stumpffi, also known as the plated leaf chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in some parts of Madagascar. It can be found in Nosy Bé, north-west Madagascar, Nosy Komba, and Nosy Sakatia.

Taxonomy

Brookesia stumpffi was originally described by Oskar Boettger, a German zoologist, in 1894. [2]
Etymology

The specific name, stumpffi, is in honor of Anton Stumpff, who collected the holotype.[3]
Geographic range and habitat

Glaw and Vences found B. stumpffi on small islands of Madagascar away from the main land mass of the country in 2007.[1] The species can only be found in certain parts of Madagascar; it can be found in Nosy Be (sometimes known as Nosy Bé), north-western Madagascar, Nosy Komba, and Nosy Sakatia,[2] and is common in the rainforest. Brookesia stumpffi can be found up to a height of 150 metres (490 feet) above sea level, and can be found over an area of 61,884 kilometres (38,453 miles).[1][4]
Conservation status

There are no known major threats to the Brookesia stumpffi, and the species seems to be adaptable to "disturbed habitats".[1] The species is sometimes kept as a pet and domesticated.[1] The species is marked as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[1]
Description

Brookesia stumpffi can grow to a total length (including tail) of up to 9 cm (3.5 in), and has a life expectancy of at least three years.[5]
Reproduction

During reproduction, the female B. stumpffi lays between three and five eggs, which hatch between 60 and 70 days later, provided they are at a temperature of 23 °C (73 °F).[5]
Diet

B. stumpffi feeds on insects such as crickets, fruit flies, cockroaches, wax moths (waxworms), and grasshoppers.[5]
Biology

During the day, the body temperature of B. stumpffi is between 22 and 25 °C (72 and 77 °F), and is 20 °C (68 °F) during the night.[5]
References

Jenkins, R.K.B.; Andreone, F.; Andriamazava, A.; Anjeriniaina, M.; Brady, L.; Glaw, F.; Griffiths, R.A.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotomalala, D.; Randrianantoandro, J.C.; Randrianiriana, J.; Randrianizahana , H.; Ratsoavina, F.; Raxworthy, C.J.; Robsomanitrandrasana, E. (2011). "Brookesia stumpffi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T176297A7212306. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T176297A7212306.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
"Brookesia stumpffi | The Reptile Database". Reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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 stumpffi, p. 257).
"Facts about Plated Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia stumpffi ) - Encyclopedia of Life". Eol.org. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-11-09.

"Animals". Lucky Reptile. Archived from the original on 2012-05-19. Retrieved 2012-11-09.