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title: "Brown Leaf Chameleon"
description: "Brookesia superciliaris — Reptiles. The brown leaf chameleon or stump-tailed chameleon (Brookesia superciliaris) is a small chameleon found along the eastern coast of Madagascar, as well as the island of Nosy Boraha."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/brown-leaf-chameleon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brown Leaf Chameleon

> Brookesia superciliaris — Reptiles. The brown leaf chameleon or stump-tailed chameleon (Brookesia superciliaris) is a small chameleon found along the eastern coast of Madagascar, as well as the island of Nosy Boraha.

- Scientific name: *Brookesia superciliaris*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 508
- Wikidata: [Q1938852](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1938852)
- iNaturalist taxon: [32924](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/32924)

## Names

- en: Brown Leaf Chameleon
- de: Augenzipfel-Stummelschwanz-Chamäleon
- nl: Wenkbrauwkameleon

## Countries with the most observations

MG (386)

## Summary

The brown leaf chameleon or stump-tailed chameleon (Brookesia superciliaris) is a small chameleon found along the eastern coast of Madagascar, as well as the island of Nosy Boraha. Its appearance mimics that of a dead leaf. The taxonomy is in need of revision.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_leaf_chameleon

## Photo

![Brown Leaf Chameleon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-leaf-chameleon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1949126

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brown-leaf-chameleon?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).