This is truly the teeniest, tiniest chameleon I've ever seen - along with the rest of the world! This newly discovered species from Madagascar is called Brookesia micra and it's now officially recognized as the world's smallest chameleon and possibly one of the smallest reptiles, period.


As Dailymail puts it: "the-three centimetre reptile is no bigger than the flies that form his average-sized cousin's lunch."


Ted Townsend, of San Diego State University, carried out genetic testing on the new species. He said: 'Their size suggests that chameleons might have evolved in Madagascar from small and inconspicuous ancestors, quite unlike the larger and more colourful chameleons most familiar to us today.'

I call dibs on being its Valentine!!!!!