Archive for the 'world's smallest animals' Category

The world’s smallest chameleon (Montagne d’Ambre)

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Brookesia chameleons: Brookesia chameleons are some of the world’s smallest reptiles—one species reaches a maximum length of just over an inch (30 mm). Also known as stumped-tailed or leaf chameleons, these diminutive creatures are found in the leaf litter of rain forests and dry deciduous forests in much of Madagascar.
Brookesia feed on small insects [...]

World’s smallest snake Leptotyphlops carlae

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Tiny and in Trouble
The world’s smallest Snake – a reptile about 4 inches (10 cm) long and as thin as spaghetti that was found lurking under a rock on the Caribbean island of Barbados. It is a thread Snake, dark brownish grey with 2 yellow stripes.
The new species, named Leptotyphlops carlae, is smaller [...]