One of the world’s smallest reptiles has been discovered in Madagascar.
Gecko relatives are famous for their ability to transform to camouflage themselves in any environment, but the new species discovered in Madagascar attracts even more attention with its record-breaking small body.
Perched on the tip of a scientist’s finger, this reptile is not much larger than a fly, with a length of about 3cm, just the size of a match head.
Experts have discovered four new species, called Brookesia micra, on a small island next to Madagascar.
The website io9.com quoted expert Ted Townsend of San Diego State University (USA) as conducting genetic analysis on this gecko species.
According to Townsend, the size of Brookesia micra suggests that Madagascar’s geckos may have evolved from an ancestor unlike their larger, colorful relatives in other parts of the world.
