| Title |
Rivaling the World's Smallest Reptiles: Discovery of Miniaturized and Microendemic New Species of Leaf Chameleons (Brookesia) from Northern Madagascar
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0031314 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Frank Glaw, Jörn Köhler, Ted M. Townsend, Miguel Vences |
| Abstract |
One clade of Malagasy leaf chameleons, the Brookesia minima group, is known to contain species that rank among the smallest amniotes in the world. We report on a previously unrecognized radiation of these miniaturized lizards comprising four new species described herein. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 14% |
| Japan | 14 | 9% |
| Argentina | 12 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 7% |
| Canada | 5 | 3% |
| Brazil | 5 | 3% |
| Australia | 2 | 1% |
| Spain | 2 | 1% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 18 | 12% |
| Unknown | 57 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 116 | 78% |
| Scientists | 24 | 16% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 7 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | <1% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 8 | 3% |
| Germany | 3 | 1% |
| Portugal | 3 | 1% |
| United States | 3 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| Australia | 2 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | 2% |
| Unknown | 214 | 87% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 54 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 49 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 38 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 24 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 16 | 7% |
| Other | 37 | 15% |
| Unknown | 27 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 165 | 67% |
| Environmental Science | 24 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 4% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 4 | 2% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 1% |
| Other | 11 | 4% |
| Unknown | 29 | 12% |