New Reptile Discovered

[nissangirl74]

in Madagascar.

Biologists encountered the teensy fella on Nosy Hara, where the species is known to measure up to an average of one inch, from its stubby little lizard nose to the tip of its also quite stubby tail. The micro-chameleon is thought to be a delightul byproduct of a phenomenon known as insular dwarfism, by which a species evolves to become smaller over time in the face of the limited resources of a small ecosystem, like an island.


There are a couple of pics in the link.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology- ... 23201.html

[300ZXttZMAN]

Damn its tiny thats awesome!

I wonder what it eats and how much.

Maybe 1/16th inch of a blade of grass per week? haha.

[alms24sebring]

I find this amazing. How do you even find that in a vast jungle. I also dont see that surviving very long. Truely amazing how small it is though