Brookesia lambertoni
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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. lambertoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Brookesia lambertoni | |
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Brookesia lambertoni, commonly known as the Fito leaf chameleon, is a
Data Deficient (DD) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as not enough data on the species have been collected to judge its conservation status
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Distribution and habitat
The Fito leaf chameleon is endemic to Fito,
Data Deficient, as not enough information has been collected to determine its conservation status.[1]
Taxonomy and etymology
This species was initially described by Brygoo and Domergue in 1970 as Brookesia lambertoni, which is still its scientific name, and was named for French paleontologist Charles Lamberton.[4] However, it is more commonly known simply as the Fito leaf chameleon.[2]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Brookesia lambertoni | The Reptile Database". Reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
- ^ "Fito Leaf Chameleon - Brookesia lambertoni - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Eol.org. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Brookesia lambertoni, p. 149).
Further reading
Brygoo E-R, Domergue CA (1970). "Notes sur les Brookesia de Madagascar. V. Description de deux espèces nouvelles: B. lambertoni n. sp. et B. therezieni n. sp. (Chamaeleonidae) ". Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris 41 (5): 1091–1096. (Brookesia lambertoni, new species). (in French).