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The paddle-nosed Labord's chameleon <i>(Furcifer labordi)</i> is endemic to Madagascar and can be found in the southwest of the island. This species spends the majority of its lifetime (two thirds) within the egg. After a 7 to 9 months incubation period the chameleon is hatching and lives for only up to 5 months. Hatching period is in November, mating period in January - shortly thereafter the Labord's chameleon dies, which means that all adults are dead before the next generation hatches. These cirumstances circumstances make the Labord's chameleon the shortest living four-limbed vertebrate. The entire population turns over every year.
[[File:Labords Chameleon 001.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Photo of Labord's chameleon in the [[Kirindy Forest]] by Miyabi Nakabayashi, 2010]]