Brookesia lineata RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM, 1995

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Higher Taxa	Chamaeleonidae (Brookesiinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Brookesia lineata RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM 1995 Brookesia lineata — NECAS 1999: 277 Brookesia lineata — TOWNSEND et al. 2009
Distribution	Madagascar (only known from the type locality) Type locality: Bekolosy, Manongarivo Special Reserve, 1200 m elevation.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: UMMZ 200073
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	Named after Latin “linea”, meaning stripe or line.
References	Glaw, F. 2015. Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). [type catalogue] Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 167–246 - get paper here Necas, P. & Schmidt, W. 2004. Stump-tailed Chameleons. Miniature Dragons of the Rainforest. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 256 pp. [review in Elaphe 14 (1): 24] Necas, Petr 1999. Chameleons - Nature's Hidden Jewels. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt; 348 pp.; ISBN 3-930612-04-6 (Europe)<br />ISBN 1-57524-137-4 (USA, Canada) Raxworthy, C. J. & R. A. Nussbaum 1995. Systematics, speciation and biogeography of the dwarf chameleons (Brookesia; Reptilia, Squamata, Chamaeleontidae) of northern Madagascar. Journal of Zoology 235: 525-558. Townsend, T.M.; Vieites, D.R.; Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2009. Testing Species-Level Diversification Hypotheses in Madagascar: The Case of Microendemic Brookesia Leaf Chameleons. Systematic Biology 58 (6):641–656 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List - Brookesia lineata - Endangered, EN National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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