Main content
Smallest reptile on earth discovered in Madagascar
Scientists believe they may have found the smallest reptile on earth - a chameleon subspecies that is the size of a seed. It's as small as a fingernail - 13.5 millimetres long. It's called Brookesia nana... or B.Nana for short...Two of the tiny lizards were found by a German-Madagascan expedition team in Madagascar. The 麻豆社鈥檚 Victoria Uwonkunda has been speaking to one of those who found them - Dr Mark Scherz.
Duration:
This clip is from
More clips from Focus on Africa
-
African 'Mean Girls' play debuts in London
Duration: 04:18
-
Protecting Uganda鈥檚 gorillas
Duration: 09:24
-
Alessandro de' Medici: The Black Prince of Florence
Duration: 03:27
-
Uganda LGBTQ law threatens HIV/AIDS progress
Duration: 04:18