Brookesia

Members of the genus Brookesia are largely brown, and most are essentially terrestrial.

Most inhabit very small ranges in areas that are difficult to access, and due to their small size and secretive nature, they have been relatively poorly studied compared to their larger relatives.

[citation needed] The generic name Brookesia is in honor of British naturalist Joshua Brookes.

[4] Most Brookesia are on CITES Appendix II, the only exception being B. perarmata on Appendix I (a species also listed as endangered and a newly discovered Brookesia nana listed as Critically Endangered[5] by IUCN).

[7] Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Brookesia.

Brookesia desperata female, stress-coloured, with two recently laid eggs.
Brookesia nana (male), the world's smallest known reptile species
Panel of eight pictures showing males and females of four leaf chameleon species.
Males (left) and females (right) of four Brookesia species described in 2012, all belonging to the B. minima species group : A-B B. tristis , C-D B. confidens , E-F B. micra , G-H B. desperata [ 6 ]