Brookesia brygooi RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM, 1995

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Higher Taxa	Chamaeleonidae (Brookesiinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Brookesia brygooi RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM 1995 Brookesia brygooi — NECAS 1999: 276 Brookesia brygooi — TOWNSEND et al. 2009
Distribution	SW Madagascar Type locality: Analavelona.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MNHN-RA 8219 (indicated as holotype by original designation) but there are two specimens under that collection number, MNHN-RA 8219 and MNHN-RA 8219A.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A Brookesia without a dorsal ridge (keel) on the body; a complete series of dorsolatera-pointed-tubercleson the body; a pelvic shield; a ventrolateral pointed tubercle on the tailbase posterior to the cloaca; and a head width in temporal region 1•0-1•2 times wider than the width between eyes. Only Brookesia decaryi and B. bonsi share the following combination of features: body without a dorsal ridge, a complete series of dorsolateral pointed tubercles on the body, a pelvic shield and a ventrolateral pointed tubercle on the tailbase posterior to the cloaca. However, the head width in the temporal region of both Brookesia decaryi and B. bonsi is 1•3-1•5 times wider than the width between eyes. (Raxworthy & Nussbaum 1995) Additional details (1840 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Similar species: Brookesia ebenaui.
Etymology	Named after Édouard-Raoul Robert Brygoo (22 April 1920-8 February 2016), French herpetologigst who originally trained and worked as military physician, epidemiologist, bacteriologist, parasitologist, and historian. For details see obituary by Bour 2016.
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External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://verity.mcphu.edu/adcham/paged.asp?genus=brookesia Google images

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