Northem leaf chameleon
Brookesia ebenaui (Boettger, 1880)
Status not recordedlizards
The northem leaf chameleon (Brookesia ebenaui) is a species in the family Chamaeleonidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 2.73 g and reach 4.88 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the northem leaf chameleon
- Weight
- 2.73 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 4.88 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 5 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Arborealsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the northem leaf chameleon?
Where does the northem leaf chameleon live?
Not recorded
Is the northem leaf chameleon endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the northem leaf chameleon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyChamaeleonidae
- genusBrookesia
- SpeciesBrookesia ebenaui (Boettger, 1880)
Synonyms Brookesia legendrei, Chamaeleo ebenaui
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- Ebenau's leaf chameleonEnglish
- Northern leaf chameleonEnglish
- brokesie stromováCzech
- Nordlig StumphalekamæleonDanish
- 埃本諾伊姬避役Chinese
Relatives of the northem leaf chameleon
Other species in the same genus Brookesia.
Leaf chameleon
Brookesia micra
Minute leaf chameleon
Brookesia minima
Nano chameleon
Brookesia nana
Antsingy leaf chameleon
Brookesia perarmata
Brown leaf chameleon
Brookesia superciliaris
Plated leaf chameleon
Brookesia stumpffi
CompareNorthem leaf chameleon vs Leaf chameleonNorthem leaf chameleon vs Minute leaf chameleonNorthem leaf chameleon vs Nano chameleonNorthem leaf chameleon vs Antsingy leaf chameleon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the northem leaf chameleon?
An adult northem leaf chameleon weighs 2.73 g and measures 4.88 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the northem leaf chameleon?
The northem leaf chameleon (Brookesia ebenaui) belongs to the family Chamaeleonidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0-dryad-v5
Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b
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