on idae . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Arm oured ▁leaf ▁ch ame le on . ▁ ▁This ▁species ▁is ▁en demic ▁to ▁Mad agas car ▁and ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁dry ▁decid uous ▁for ests ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁T sing y ▁de ▁B em ar aha ▁National ▁Park ▁in ▁Mad agas car ' s ▁Mel ak y ▁Region . ▁These ▁ch ame le ons ▁were ▁popular ▁p ets ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁sever ely ▁decre asing ▁population ▁tr end ▁before ▁pet ▁trade ▁of ▁the ▁species ▁was ▁b anned . ▁De for est ation ▁and ▁habitat ▁de grad ation ▁continue ▁to ▁affect ▁their ▁numbers ▁despite ▁conservation ▁efforts ▁within ▁their ▁range . ▁ ▁Life ▁Although ▁smaller ▁than ▁most ▁ch ame le ons , ▁The ▁An ts ing y ▁leaf ▁ch ame le on ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁the ▁Brook esia ▁( d war f ) ▁genus ▁of ▁ch ame le ons ▁which ▁can ▁grow ▁up ▁to ▁eleven ▁cent im eters . ▁Dist ingu ished ▁by ▁bil ater al ▁rows ▁of ▁th orn y ▁sp ines ▁along ▁the ▁d ors al ▁surface ▁and ▁its ▁brown ▁color ation . ▁It ▁is ▁ov ip ar ous . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁This ▁orn ate ▁ch ame le on ▁species ▁occurs ▁in ▁dry , ▁decid uous ▁forest ▁in ▁Mad agas car . ▁This ▁ch ame le on ▁dwell s ▁on ▁the ▁forest ▁floor ▁among ▁the ▁dead ▁leaves ▁which ▁it ▁uses ▁for ▁cam ou fl age ▁and ▁clim bs ▁up ▁low