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Brookesia Gray, 1865
Taxonomic Serial No.: 208970

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
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	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2017

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles
	Order	Squamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents
	Suborder	Iguania – iguanes, Iguanas
	Family	Chamaeleonidae – Chameleons
	Subfamily	Brookesiinae
	Genus	Brookesia Gray, 1865
		Direct Children:
	Species	Brookesia ambreensis Raxworthy and Nussbaum, 1995
	Species	Brookesia antakarana Raxworthy and Nussbaum, 1995
	Species	Brookesia bekolosy Raxworthy and Nussbaum, 1995
	Species	Brookesia betschi Brygoo, Blanc and Domergue, 1974
	Species	Brookesia bonsi Ramanantsoa, 1980
	Species	Brookesia brunoi Crottini, Miralles, Glaw, Harris, Lima and Vences, 2012
	Species	Brookesia brygooi Raxworthy and Nussbaum, 1995
	Species	Brookesia confidens Glaw, G. Köhler, Townsend and Vences, 2012
	Species	Brookesia decaryi Angel, 1939 – Spiny Leaf Chameleon
	Species	Brookesia dentata Mocquard, 1900 – Toothed Leaf Chameleon
	Species	Brookesia desperata Glaw, G. Köhler, Townsend and Vences, 2012
	Species	Brookesia ebenaui (Boettger, 1880) – Northem Leaf Chameleon
	Species	Brookesia exarmata Schimmenti and Jesu, 1996
	Species	Brookesia griveaudi Brygoo, Blanc and Domergue, 1974 – Marojejy Leaf Chameleon
	Species	Brookesia karchei Brygoo, Blanc and Domergue, 1970
	Species	Brookesia lambertoni Brygoo and Domergue, 1970 – Fito Leaf Chameleon
	Species	Brookesia lineata Raxworthy and Nussbaum, 1995
	Species	Brookesia micra Glaw, G. Köhler, Townsend and Vences, 2012
	Species	Brookesia minima Boettger, 1893 – Minute Leaf Chameleon
	Species	Brookesia perarmata (Angel, 1933) – Antsingy Leaf Chameleon
	Species	Brookesia peyrierasi Brygoo and Domergue, 1974
	Species	Brookesia ramanantsoai Brygoo and Domergue, 1975
	Species	Brookesia stumpffi Boettger, 1894 – Plated Leaf Chameleon
	Species	Brookesia superciliaris (Kuhl, 1820) – Brown Leaf Chameleon
	Species	Brookesia therezieni Brygoo and Domergue, 1970 – Permet Leaf Chameleon
	Species	Brookesia thieli Brygoo and Domergue, 1969 – Domergue's Leaf Chameleon
	Species	Brookesia tristis Glaw, G. Köhler, Townsend and Vences, 2012
	Species	Brookesia tuberculata Mocquard, 1894 – Mount d'Ambre Leaf Chameleon
	Species	Brookesia vadoni Brygoo and Domergue, 1968 – Iaraka River Leaf Chameleon
	Species	Brookesia valerieae Raxworthy, 1991

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Roy W. McDiarmid
	Notes:	U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
	Reference for:	Brookesia

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Brookesia

	Source:	Reptile Database (2017), website (version 24-Dec-16)
	Acquired:	2017
	Notes:	Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)
	Reference for:	Brookesia

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Boulenger, G. A.
	Publication Date:	1887
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History), vol. 3
	Page(s):	575
	Publisher:	Taylor and Francis
	Publication Place:	London, England
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	Notes:
	Reference for:	Brookesia

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Gray, J. E.
	Publication Date:	1865
	Article/Chapter Title:	Revision of the genera and species of Chamaeleonidae, with the description of some new species
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, vol. 30
	Page(s):	364-479
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	Reference for:	original description

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Klaver, Charles J. J., and Wolfgang Böhme / Wermuth, Heinz, and Maximilian Fischer, eds.
	Publication Date:	1997
	Article/Chapter Title:	Chamaeleonidae
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	The Animal Kingdom: A Compilation and Characterization of the Recent Animal Groups, part 112
	Page(s):	xvi + 85
	Publisher:	Walter de Gruyter
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	3-11-015187-1
	Notes:	German title: Das Tierreich - Eine Zusammenstellung und Keizeichnung der rezenten Tierformen, Teilband 112
	Reference for:	Brookesia

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