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Old 02-15-2012, 10:20 AM   #1
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Tiny chameleons discovered in Madagascar: Small enough to stand on the tip of a finge

Four new species of miniaturized lizards have been identified in Madagascar. These lizards, just tens of millimeters from head to tail and in some cases small enough to stand on the head of a match, rank among the smallest reptiles in the world.



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Old 02-19-2012, 03:40 PM   #2
Durante
Yea I was just coming to see if anyone posted about this yet. I'm more of a snake guy but still found it pretty interesting. Here are the first articles I seen, I'm sure a few more popped out by now. The photos are actually pretty neat, cool looking little fella.

http://www.reptilechannel.com/reptil...sia-micra.aspx

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1280151.html
 
Old 02-19-2012, 04:51 PM   #3
Lucille
Awwww, they are cute!!!
 
Old 02-20-2012, 01:40 AM   #4
Snake-Queen
I like the tiny frogs.

http://www.livescience.com/17873-fro...ertebrate.html
 
Old 02-20-2012, 11:17 AM   #5
Outcast
I think both the Chameleon and Frog are very cool.
 
Old 02-22-2012, 01:33 PM   #6
sakura
i'd love to have one but the problem is i''d probably never get to seem them since they are so tiny. lol
 

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