Brookesia tristis is a species of chameleons. It is endemic to Montagne des Français, Madagascar, and is an endangered species due to the decline of its habitat.[1] It was named after the French word "triste" meaning sad to provoke thought regarding the threatened habitat of Madagascar's micro-endemic species. B. Triste was first found in an isolated patch of forest near an expanding city in 2012 by a research team led by Dr. Frank Glaw from the Zoologische Staatssammlung München.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Brookesia |
| Species: | B. tristis
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References
edit- ^ a b Jenkins, R.K.B. & Glaw, F. (2014). "Brookesia tristis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T42687277A47583890. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T42687277A47583890.en. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "BBC Nature - Tiny lizards found in Madagascar". Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
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