Brookesia stumpffi

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|image = Plated leaf chameleon (Brookesia stumpffi) Lokobe.jpg

|image_caption = in Lokobe Strict Reserve, Nosy Be

|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Jenkins, R.K.B. |author2=Andreone, F. |author3=Andriamazava, A. |author4=Anjeriniaina, M. |author5=Brady, L. |author6=Glaw, F. |author7=Griffiths, R.A. |author8=Rabibisoa, N. |author9=Rakotomalala, D. |author10=Randrianantoandro, J.C. |author11=Randrianiriana, J. |author12=Randrianizahana , H. |author13=Ratsoavina, F. |author14=Raxworthy, C.J. |author15=Robsomanitrandrasana, E. |date=2011 |title=Brookesia stumpffi |volume=2011 |page=e.T176297A7212306 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T176297A7212306.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

|genus = Brookesia

|species = stumpffi

|authority = Boettger, 1894

| range_map = Brookesia stumpffi distribution.png

}}

Brookesia stumpffi, also known as the plated leaf chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in some parts of Madagascar. It can be found in Nosy Bé, north-west Madagascar, Nosy Komba, and Nosy Sakatia.

Taxonomy

Brookesia stumpffi was originally described by Oskar Boettger, a German zoologist, in 1894. {{cite web|url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Brookesia&species=stumpffi |title=Brookesia stumpffi | The Reptile Database |publisher=Reptile-database.reptarium.cz |date= |accessdate=2012-11-09}}

Etymology

The specific name, stumpffi, is in honor of Anton Stumpff, who collected the holotype.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Brookesia stumpffi, p. 257).

Geographic range and habitat

Glaw and Vences found B. stumpffi on small islands of Madagascar away from the main land mass of the country in 2007. The species can only be found in certain parts of Madagascar; it can be found in Nosy Be (sometimes known as Nosy Bé), north-western Madagascar, Nosy Komba, and Nosy Sakatia, and is common in the rainforest. Brookesia stumpffi can be found up to a height of {{convert|150|m|ft|abbr=off}} above sea level, and can be found over an area of {{convert|61884|km|mi|abbr=off}}.{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/1057220/details |title=Facts about Plated Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia stumpffi ) - Encyclopedia of Life |publisher=Eol.org |date=2012-10-23 |accessdate=2012-11-09}}

Conservation status

There are no known major threats to the Brookesia stumpffi, and the species seems to be adaptable to "disturbed habitats". The species is sometimes kept as a pet and domesticated. The species is marked as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Description

Brookesia stumpffi can grow to a total length (including tail) of up to {{convert|9|cm|in|abbr=on}}, and has a life expectancy of at least three years.

Reproduction

During reproduction, the female B. stumpffi lays between three and five eggs, which hatch between 60 and 70 days later, provided they are at a temperature of {{convert|23|C|F}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.luckyreptile.com/tiere/150/en/pid1,467$pid2,47$pid3,376/animals.html |title=Animals |publisher=Lucky Reptile |date= |accessdate=2012-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519113950/http://www.luckyreptile.com/tiere/150/en/pid1,467$pid2,47$pid3,376/animals.html |archive-date=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead }}

Diet

B. stumpffi feeds on insects such as crickets, fruit flies, cockroaches, wax moths (waxworms), and grasshoppers.

Biology

During the day, the body temperature of B. stumpffi is between {{convert|22|and|25|C|F|abbr=on}}, and is {{convert|20|C|F|abbr=on}} during the night.