Brookesia bekolosy RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM, 1995

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Higher Taxa	Chamaeleonidae (Brookesiinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Brookesia bekolosy RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM 1995: 540 Brookesia bekolosy — NECAS 1999: 276
Distribution	Madagascar (only known from the type locality) Type locality: Bekolosy, Manongarivo Special Reserve, 1200 m elevation
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: UMMZ 200078
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A Brookesia with a straight dorsal ridge (keel) on the body; an incomplete series of six, dorsolateral pointed tubercles on the anterior region of the body; no pelvic shield; and no pointed tubercles on the chin. Only two other species, Brookesia superciliaris and B. therezieni have a straight dorsal ridge on the body. Brookesia superciliaris and therezieni have a complete series of 10-11 dorsolateral pointed tubercles on the body and pointed tubercles on the chin. (Raxworthy & Nussbaum 1995) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 3200 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Abundance: only known from the type specimen (Meiri et al. 2017).
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
References	Glaw, F. 2015. Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). [type catalogue] Vertebrate Zoology 65 (2): 167–246 - get paper here Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions 24 (2): 262-273 - get paper here Nečas, P. & Schmidt, W. 2004. Stump-tailed Chameleons. Miniature Dragons of the Rainforest. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 256 pp. [review in Elaphe 14 (1): 24] Nečas, 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. - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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