Discovered: The mini-meleon that is one of the smallest reptiles on the planet5.39.217.768 l7 F: x( x: H3 p% ]
By Wil Longbottom
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& L u2 W& V) l6 @- Z, {5.39.217.76His species is renowned for its ability to blend in, but this tiny critter is even better than most as the world's smallest chameleon.
% O# z. S4 u% x/ f. A( ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBalanced on the tip of a scientist's fingernail in Madagascar, the-three centimetre reptile is no bigger than the flies that form his average-sized cousin's lunch.
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N* A$ V8 z, D* I* dScientists discovered four new species - called Brookesia micra - on a small islet just off the main island.
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Tiny: This chameleon is smaller than a finger nail and was discovered on an islet off Madagascar5.39.217.764 |) R2 j2 ~5 V9 y, d, Q
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) O: f6 e1 I: {" v0 U7 ]# [% Q. q/ S. x5.39.217.76Ted Townsend, of San Diego State University, carried out genetic testing on the new species.
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7 @9 W; g2 |0 @+ b3 s0 R* uTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。He said: 'Their size suggests that chameleons might have evolved in Madagascar from small and inconspicuous ancestors, quite unlike the larger and more colourful chameleons most familiar to us today.'
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( i: }' K: g% @0 M9 P/ [! }" Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA real match: The three-centimetre chameleon is thought to be one of the smallest reptiles on the planet5.39.217.760 T0 i* ]; T( `3 t" V
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l( ~/ N/ Y' l7 B公仔箱論壇Hard to spot: Scientists believe chameleons may have evolved on Madagascar
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The new additions to the chameleon species are only found in an area just a few square miles in size.
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