Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Ramanantsoa's Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia ramanantsoai), recorded as Endangered
Ramanantsoa's Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia ramanantsoai). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Ramanantsoa's Leaf Chameleon

Brookesia ramanantsoai

Una ning gihulagway ni Edouard-Raoul Brygoo ug Charles A is a snake.

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

The leaf chameleon

It was first described by Edouard-Raoul Brygoo ug Charles A.

Chameleons hunt by sight and a projectile tongue. Body size in this family runs from leaf-cryptic dwarfs to larger canopy animals.

Range and habitat

Ramanantsoa's Leaf Chameleon is recorded from Madagascar.

GBIF currently lists 30 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

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

Ramanantsoa's 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 Ramanantsoa's Leaf Chameleon — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q2926144 and GBIF occurrence geography. 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.

Same genus

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

Brookesia desperata

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

Antsingy leaf chameleon

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

Brookesia decaryi

Brookesia decaryi
Photograph of Naturelle leaf chameleon (Brookesia karchei), recorded as EndangeredEN

Naturelle leaf chameleon

Brookesia karchei

Quick answers

What is Ramanantsoa's Leaf Chameleon?
Una ning gihulagway ni Edouard-Raoul Brygoo ug Charles A is a snake.
What is the conservation status of Ramanantsoa's Leaf Chameleon?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Brookesia ramanantsoai. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Ramanantsoa's Leaf Chameleon live?
Una ning gihulagway ni Edouard-Raoul Brygoo ug Charles A is a snake.
Why is Ramanantsoa's Leaf Chameleon in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Brookesia ramanantsoai?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Ramanantsoa's Leaf Chameleon a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.