Smallest chameleon in the world is discovered in Madagascar

The reptile is one of the smallest species that inhabit our planet

Chameleon measures 3 cm / / Credit: Animal Press via dailymail.co

There is a kind of chameleon that is almost impossible to be found and that, therefore, scientists had no idea existed. In addition to the genetic ability to cloak the landscape, the new species is the size of a quarter of a Dollar.

The creature, 3 inches, was discovered this week by researchers in Madagascar and is already considered the smallest reptile in the world. The researchers were able to separate four different types of chameleon among the miniatures, which were named Brookesia microns.

After performing genetic testing in the species, Ted Townsend, University of San Diego, said the size suggests that this chameleon in Madagascar may have evolved from small ancestors, quite different from larger and more colorful chameleons that we know today.

Now, new research will be carried out, but experts now believe they may be the only species that survived the destruction of habitat.

Via Daily Mail.