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Marojejy Leaf Chameleon

Brookesia griveaudi Brygoo, Blanc & Domergue, 1974

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Brookesia griveaudi - Marojejy leaf chameleon. Species of lizard.

Brookesia griveaudi - Marojejy leaf chameleon. Species of lizard.

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Open encyclopedia reference

Brookesia griveaudi, commonly known as the Marojejy leaf chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to northeastern Madagascar. It was described as a species new to science by Brygoo, Blanc, and Domergue in 1974. It is listed as Near Threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Wikipedia contributors, Brookesia griveaudi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:32:55.272662+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Brookesia griveaudi Brygoo, Blanc & Domergue, 1974
Name authority
Brygoo, Blanc & Domergue, 1974
Common name
Marojejy Leaf Chameleon
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Chamaeleonidae
Genus
Brookesia
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderIguania
  11. familyChamaeleonidae
  12. genusBrookesia
  13. speciesBrookesia griveaudi Brygoo, Blanc & Domergue, 1974

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Brookesia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Brookesia betschi Brygoo, Blanc & Domergue, 1974ChamaeleonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Fito Leaf ChameleonBrookesia lambertoni Brygoo & Domergue, 1970ChamaeleonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brookesia ramanantsoai Brygoo & Domergue, 1975ChamaeleonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brookesia tedi Scherz, Köhler, Rakotoarison, Glaw & Vences, 2019ChamaeleonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brookesia nana Glaw, Köhler, Hawlitschek, Ratsoavina, Rakotoarison, Scherz & Vences, 2021ChamaeleonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brookesia nofy Rakotoarison, Hasiniaina, Glaw & Vences, 2024ChamaeleonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brookesia antakarana Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1995ChamaeleonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brookesia bonsi Ramanantsoa, 1980ChamaeleonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Spiny Leaf ChameleonBrookesia decaryi Angel, 1939ChamaeleonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Toothed Leaf ChameleonBrookesia dentata Mocquard, 1900ChamaeleonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Brookesia desperata Glaw, Köhler, Townsend & Vences, 2012ChamaeleonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Northem Leaf ChameleonBrookesia ebenaui (Boettger, 1880)ChamaeleonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

NE Madagascar

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Brookesia&species=griveaudi Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:5X36L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.