''Palleon'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of small

chameleons Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015. The members of this family are best known for their distinct range of colors, bein ...

erected in 2013 for a small

clade A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, ...

formerly assigned to the genus ''

Brookesia ''Brookesia'' is a genus of chameleons, endemic to Madagascar, that range from small to very small in size, and are known collectively as leaf chameleons (though this name also commonly is used for species in the genera ''Rieppeleon'' and ''Rham ...

''. The species of ''Palleon ''are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

Species

* ''

Palleon lolontany ''Palleon lolontany'' is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar. It was first described by Raxworthy and Nussbaum in 1995 as ''Brookesia lolontany''. It was since placed in the genus ''Palleon'' when that genus was erected in 2013. The Inte ...

'' Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1995 * ''

Palleon nasus ''Palleon nasus'', commonly known as the elongate leaf chameleon, is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar. It was initially described by Boulenger in 1887. The species contains two subspecies, ''P. n. nasus'' and ''P. n. pauliani''. It g ...

'' ( Boulenger, 1887) – elongate leaf chameleon ** ''Palleon nasus nasus'' ** ''Palleon nasus pauliani''

References

Lizard genera Taxa named by Frank Glaw Reptiles of Madagascar Endemic fauna of Madagascar {{chameleon-stub