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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]
| infraclassis = [[Lepidosauromorpha]]
| superordo = [[Lepidosauria]]
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| subordo = [[Lizard|Lacertilia]]
| infraordo = [[Iguania]]
| familia = [[Chameleon|Chamaeleonidae]]
| genus = ''[[Furcifer]]''
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==Distribution and habitat==
The ''Furcifer nicosiai'' is found in a small area of west Madagascar, and has a type locality of [[Melaky]] Region, north of the [[Manambolo River]]. It has only been found in the [[Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park]] (Parc National Tsingy de Bemaraha), but it is believedmay to be found further north. The species is believed to be found over an area of {{convert|1566|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=off}}, the size of the national park, although the park is not fully covered with suitable forest habitat suitable for this species live.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/453629/overview |title=Furcifer nicosiai - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life |publisher=Eol.org |date= |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref> It has been recorded to have been found at between {{convert|57|and|571|m|ft|abbr=off}} [[above mean sea level|above mean]] [[sea level]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/453629/overview |title=Furcifer nicosiai - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life |publisher=Eol.org |date= |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Furcifer&species=nicosiai |title=Furcifer nicosiai | The Reptile Database |publisher=Reptile-database.reptarium.cz |date= |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref> The [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] (IUCN, Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature (UICN) havehas ranked the ''Furcifer nicosiai'' chameleon as an [[Endangered species]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkive.org/chameleon/furcifer-nicosiai/image-G26163.html |title=Chameleon photo - Furcifer nicosiai - G26163 |publisher=ARKive |date= |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref> TheIts population of the ''Furcifer nicosiai'' is believed to be onin decline. The major threat to the species is the fragmentation, loss and degradation of the forest that the ''Furcifer nicosiai''it lives in.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/172869/0 |title=Furcifer nicosiai |publisher=Iucnredlist.org |date= |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref>
==Taxonomy==
The ''Furcifer nicosiai'' was initially described by Jesu, Matioli and Schimmenti in 1999 as ''Furcifer nicosiai'', and the taxonomic status of the species is valid, according to the [[Integrated Taxonomic Information System]] (ITIS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=715208 |title=ITIS Standard Report Page: Furcifer nicosiai |publisher=Itis.gov |date= |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref>
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