The smallest known reptile in the world can fit on your fingertip. It’s known as Brookesia nana, or “nano-chameleon,” and it’s a blotchy brown lizard that usually doesn’t surpass an inch in body ...

In a newly published study in the journal Scientific Reports, a team of researchers has outlined the existence of an “extremely miniaturized” chameleon species, which may in fact be the smallest ...

Researchers discovered a chameleon less than an inch long in northern Madagascar. In a new study, herpetologists suggest this "nano-chameleon" is the world's smallest known reptile. A male ...

The smallest Brookesia nana chameleon found so far is just 13.5-millimeters-long Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, animal rescue and ...

(NEXSTAR) – Researchers have discovered a new species of chameleon so tiny it can sit snugly on a human fingertip. They say it may be the smallest reptile on earth. The species, named Brookesia nana, ...

Say “hello!” to the nano-chameleon, a top contender for the world’s smallest reptile. According to the Associated Press, this tiny reptile—reportedly small enough to fit on a human fingertip— was ...

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It fits on a human fingertip, but this chameleon could make a big splash. Scientists from Madagascar and Germany say a newly discovered species of chameleon is a contender for the title of world’s ...

The chameleon lizard is a well-known and popular reptile. Made famous years ago in several Budweiser commercials, they are the slow-moving, color-changing, eye-bulging lizards you can find all over ...