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Scientists have found a chameleon that was thought to be extinct 100 years ago
A Voltzko chameleon was discovered in 1893 and has not been seen since 1913. Zoologists thought it was extinct, but researchers from Madagascar and Germany recently discovered specimens of it on the African island.
However, deforestation in Madagascar threatens its disappearance from the world
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Researchers from Madagascar and Germany have discovered several live specimens of the Voeltzkow chameleon during a expedition to the northwestern part of the African island nation.
The chameleon was discovered in 1893 by the German scientist Oskar Boettger, but has not been seen since 1913 - before the First World War.
In a report published in the journal Salamandra, says a team led by scientists from the Research Institute of the Bavarian Natural History (ZSM), suggesting that genetic analysis determined that the type was closely linked to Labor chameleon species that lives on the island.
We believe that both of these chameleon species live only in the rainy season "They hatch from eggs, grow rapidly, fight with rivals, mate and then die for a few short months." These animals are basically a kind of flies (or bariums) between vertebrates, "said Frank Globe, a reptile and amphibian at ZSM.
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The Chameleon of Voltzkow is named after the Berlin science and zoologist Alfred Voeltzkow, who died in 1947.
Chameleons are mostly common on the African continent, especially on the island of Madagascar where the widest variety of chameleon species is found.
There are about 150 species of chameleons in the world, half of which live in Madagascar.
According to the researchers, the female strain, which has never been documented before, showed particularly colorful patterns during pregnancy, when she encountered males or was under stress.
According to them, the habitat of the Voltzko chameleon is threatened due to deforestation in Madagascar.
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