New map shows where the 80% of species we don’t know about may be hiding

Mongabay
Mar 31, 2021, 11:08 am157 pts
In 2012, researchers described a teensy, aspirin-sized chameleon, Brookesia nana, from a thin slice of rainforest in northern Madagascar. The species, which experts believe is the smallest reptile in the world, grabbed plenty of headlines worldwide. Mario Moura, a former postdoctoral associate in ecology and…

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