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Iaraka River leaf chameleon

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The Iaraka River leaf chameleon (Brookesia vadoni), also commonly known as the mossy pygmy leaf chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.

The specific name, vadoni, is in honor of French naturalist Jean Pierre Léopold Vadon (1904–1970).^[2]

B. vadoni is found in northeastern Madagascar.^[1]

The preferred natural habitat of B. vadoni is forest, at altitudes of 600–2,130 m (1,970–6,990 ft).^[1]

B. vadoni is oviparous.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c Jenkins, R.K.B.; Andreone, F.; Andriamazava, A.; Anjeriniaina, M.; Glaw, F.; Rabibisoa, N.; Rakotomalala, D.; Randrianantoandro, J.C.; Randrianiriana, J.; Randrianizahana , H.; Ratsoavina, F.; Robsomanitrandrasana, E. (2011). "Brookesia vadoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172858A6930812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T172858A6930812.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ 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 vadoni, p. 271).
^ Species Brookesia vadoni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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The Iaraka River leaf chameleon (Brookesia vadoni), also commonly known as the mossy pygmy leaf chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.