Rieppeleon brachyurus

Rieppeleon brachyurus, known commonly as the zomba pygmy chameleon, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is native to eastern and southeastern Africa.

Geographic range
R. brachyurus is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and southeastern Tanzania.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of R. brachyurus are savanna and forest, at altitudes of 100 –.

Description
The maximum recorded total length (tail included) for R. brachyurus is 54 mm.

Reproduction
R. brachyurus is oviparous.