Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Naturelle leaf chameleon (Brookesia karchei), recorded as Endangered
Naturelle leaf chameleon (Brookesia karchei). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Naturelle leaf chameleon

Brookesia karchei

Naturelle leaf chameleon is a leaf chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae — Brookesia karchei, recorded as Endangered and tied to Madagascar.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Brookesia karchei
Recorded from
Madagascar
Taxonomy
Squamata · Chamaeleonidae · Brookesia

Appearance

The female naturelle leaf chameleon measures 30.7 mm (1.21 in) in snout-vent length (SVL), and has a total length (among them tail) of 51.0 mm (2.01 in).

The species was described by Édouard-Raoul Brygoo, Charles Pierre Blanc, and Charles Antoine Domergue in 1970.

Range and habitat

The species is endemic to Madagascar.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

A chameleon rocks, aims, and shoots the tongue. Many dwarf species live in low vegetation or leaf litter, not only in high canopy.

In crisis

It was rated as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature on its Red List of Threatened Species. The species can be found over an area of 597 km2 (231 mi2), and is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, because of loss of "quality" forest habitat caused by the extraction of richly hued rosewood timber, although the true population of the species has not been determined. The extraction of rosewood is its main threat.

Naturelle leaf chameleon is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Naturelle leaf chameleon, Wikidata item Q2926140. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Photograph of Brookesia desperata (Brookesia desperata), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

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Photograph of Antsingy leaf chameleon (Brookesia perarmata), recorded as EndangeredEN

Antsingy leaf chameleon

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Photograph of Brookesia decaryi (Brookesia decaryi), recorded as EndangeredEN

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Brookesia decaryi
Photograph of Brookesia minima (Brookesia minima), recorded as EndangeredEN

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Quick answers

What is Naturelle leaf chameleon?
Naturelle leaf chameleon is a leaf chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae — Brookesia karchei.
What is the conservation status of Naturelle leaf chameleon?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Brookesia karchei. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Naturelle leaf chameleon live?
The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Why is Naturelle leaf chameleon in crisis?
The species can be found over an area of 597 km2 (231 mi2), and is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, because of loss of "quality" forest habitat caused by the extraction of richly hued rosewood timber, although the true population of the species has not been determined.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Brookesia karchei?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Naturelle leaf chameleon a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.