Brookesia bonsi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Brookesia |
| Species: | B. bonsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Brookesia bonsi Ramanantsoa, 1980
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Brookesia bonsi is a
Etymology
The specific name, bonsi, is in honor of French herpetologist Jacques Bons (born 1933).[2]
Distribution and habitat
Brookesia bonsi is endemic to
Reproduction
Conservation status
Because of the small area in which it is found, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has ranked B. bonsi as Critically Endangered because the habitat continues to decline due to agriculture and the collection of wood.[1] During a 1996 survey, the species was not considered rare, but during 2002, the species was not found on a 15-day survey of the nature reserve.[1]
Taxonomy
Brookesia bonsi was originally described as a species new to science by herpetologist Guy A. Ramanantsoa in 1980. Authors who later published on this species were: Glaw and Vences (1994: 236), Nečas (1999: 276), and most recently Townsend et al. (2009).[3] According to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), the taxonomic status of this species is valid.[5]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Brookesia bonsi, p. 31).
- ^ a b c "Brookesia bonsi | The Reptile Database". Reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
- ^ "Namoroka Leaf Chameleon - Brookesia bonsi - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Eol.org. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Brookesia bonsi". Itis.gov. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
Further reading
- ISBN 978-3929449-01-3. (Brookesia bonsi, p. 236).
- Nečas, Petr (1999). Chameleons — Nature's Hidden Jewels. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 348 pp. ISBN 1-57524-137-4. (Brookesia bonsi, p. 276).
- Ramanantsoa GA (1980). "Description de deux nouvelles espéces de Brookesia (Reptilia, Squamata, Chamaeleonidae): B. legendrei et B. bonsi". Bull. Mus. nat. Hist. nat., Paris 4 (1): 685-693. (Brookesia bonsi, new species). (in French).
- Townsend TM, Vieites DR, Glaw F, Vences M (2009). "Testing Species-Level Diversification Hypotheses in Madagascar: The Case of Microendemic Brookesia Leaf Chameleons". Systematic Biology 58 (6): 641-656.