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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?

TUBERCULATE LEAF CHAMELEON · LENGTH 1.87 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.87 cm, the recorded maximum length of the tuberculate leaf chameleon is about 1.1% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyChamaeleonidae
  6. genusBrookesia
  7. SpeciesBrookesia tuberculata Mocquard, 1894

Synonyms Brookesia minima

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Mount d'ambre leaf chameleonEnglish
  • Tuberkel-stumphalekamæleonDanish
  • Madagaskar-dwergkameleonDutch

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISWikidata

Relatives of the tuberculate leaf chameleon

Other species in the same genus Brookesia.

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Common questions

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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.

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CreatureData. (2026). Tuberculate leaf chameleon (Brookesia tuberculata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tuberculate-leaf-chameleon

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BibTeX
@misc{tuberculate_leaf_chameleon_2026,
  title = {Tuberculate leaf chameleon (Brookesia tuberculata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tuberculate-leaf-chameleon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}