Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Family Chamaeleonidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Genus Brookesia | |
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Similar Brookesia tristis, Brookesia confidens, Brookesia micra, Mount d'Ambre leaf cham, Brookesia peyrierasi | ||
Brookesia desperata is a species of chameleon. The species is endemic to Foret d'Ambre Special Reserve in north Madagascar, and is an Critically endangered species due to the decline of its habitat. This decline is attributed to clearance of forest for crops, charcoal production, timber extraction, small-scale quarrying and cattle grazing. It was named desperata to provoke thought regarding the desperately threatened habitat of Madagascar's micro-endemic species. B. Desperata was discovered in 2012 by a research team led by Dr. Frank Glaw from the Zoologische Staatssammlung München.
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