Brookesia lineata

Endemic to Madagascar, the lined leaf chameleon's type locality is the Manongarivo Reserve (Manongarivo Special Reserve).^[2] This chameleon has only been found at Manongarivo and Tsaratanana Reserves in Tsaratanana, Betsiboka at elevations around 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above mean sea level. It is found over a total area of 2,370 km² (920 sq mi).^[3] The International Union for Conservation of Nature has ranked the lined leaf chameleon as endangered, as it is found where slash-and-burn agricultural methods are commonly used to make space to plant coffee. Its population trend is unknown.^[1] It is found in protected areas.^[1]

Brookesia lineata was initially described in 1995 by Raxworthy and Nussbaum. According to the ITIS, the taxonomic status of Brookesia lineata is valid, as of 2012.^[4] B. lineata is commonly known as the lined leaf chameleon.^[5] It has also been described by Necas in 1999: 277, and recently Townsend et al. in 2009.^[2] It was named after the Latin word linea which means "line" or "stripe".^[2]