World’s tiniest reptile found in Madagascar

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  by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Scientists have identified Earth’s smallest known reptile, warning at the same time that sustained destruction of forests in northern Madagascar threatens its survival. Tiny enough to perch comfortably on a fingertip, the ultra-compact chameleon — dubbed Brookesia nana — has the same proportions and world-weary expression as its larger cousins around the world. “We discovered it in the mountains of northern of Madagascar,” Frank […]