| Palleon nasus | |
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| Palleon nasus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Chamaeleonidae |
| Genus: | Palleon |
| Species: | P. nasus
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| Binomial name | |
| Palleon nasus Boulenger, 1887
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Palleon nasus, commonly known as the elongate leaf chameleon, is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar.[2] It was initially described by Boulenger in 1887. The species contains two subspecies, P. n. nasus and P. n. pauliani. It grows no more than 9 cm.[3]
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