No, the picture you’re seeing is neither Photoshopped nor manipulated in any way. It is, however, adorable. The Little Reptile That Could up there is a species of chameleon named Brookesia micra, and it was discovered on the island of Madagascar just this year. It is currently the smallest known chameleon in the world – measuring at just 0.63 inches without the tail, small enough to stand comfortably atop of a match head. Its small size is probably due to insular dwarfism, i.e. what happens when an animal reproduces in an environment with limited food or a large number of predators.
Unfortunately, their most dangerous predator today might be that crafty sonamagun known as Man, who threatens the micro chameleons’ habitat with illegal logging. I propose we save the species by starting an aggressive campaign that will popularize these reptiles as pets. We can keep them by the hundreds in huge terrariums, and pretend it’s a real-life version of SimCity.