Tuberculate leaf chameleon
Brookesia tuberculata Mocquard, 1894
Status not recordedlizards
The tuberculate leaf chameleon (Brookesia tuberculata) is a species in the family Chamaeleonidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 186.4 mg and reach 1.87 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the tuberculate leaf chameleon
- Weight
- 186.4 mgsrc for Weight
- Length
- 1.87 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- 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
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the tuberculate leaf chameleon?
Where does the tuberculate leaf chameleon live?
Not recorded
Is the tuberculate 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 tuberculate leaf chameleon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyChamaeleonidae
- genusBrookesia
- SpeciesBrookesia tuberculata Mocquard, 1894
Synonyms Brookesia minima
Other names and names in other languages (3)
- Mount d'ambre leaf chameleonEnglish
- Tuberkel-stumphalekamæleonDanish
- Madagaskar-dwergkameleonDutch
Relatives of the tuberculate 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
CompareTuberculate leaf chameleon vs Leaf chameleonTuberculate leaf chameleon vs Minute leaf chameleonTuberculate leaf chameleon vs Nano chameleonTuberculate leaf chameleon vs Antsingy leaf chameleon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the tuberculate leaf chameleon?
An adult tuberculate leaf chameleon weighs 186.4 mg and measures 1.87 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the tuberculate leaf chameleon?
The tuberculate leaf chameleon (Brookesia tuberculata) 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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