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This page presents the nature highlights of our journey in 160 photographs
Names according to Behrens & Barnes, 2016. Wildlife of Madagascar.
Mammals - Lemurs (26 photographs)
1 (Common) Brown lemur - Eulemur fulvus (near Parc á orchidées, Andasibe)
2 Diademed sifaka - Propithecus diadema (Torotorofotsy, Mantadia National Park)
3 Diademed sifaka - Propithecus diadema
4 Black-and-white ruffed lemur - Varecia variegata (Mantadia National Park)
5 Black-and-white ruffed lemur - Varecia variegata (Mantadia National Park)
6 Greater dwarf lemur - Cheirogaleus major (Torotorofotsy, Mantadia National Park)
7 Greater dwarf lemur - Cheirogaleus major (Torotorofotsy, Mantadia National Park)
8 Indri - Indri indri (Parc Mitsinjo, Andasibe)
9 Indri - Indri indri
10 Indri - Indri indri
11 Indri - Indri indri
12 Indri - Indri indri
13 Golden bamboo lemur - Hapalemur aureus
14 Golden bamboo lemur - Hapalemur aureus
15 Ring-tailed lemur - Lemur catta
16 Ring-tailed lemur - Lemur catta
17 Ring-tailed lemur - Lemur catta
18 Ring-tailed lemur - Lemur catta
19 Ring-tailed lemur - Lemur catta
20 Ring-tailed lemur - Lemur catta
21 Ring-tailed lemur - Lemur catta
22 Ring-tailed lemur - Lemur catta
23 Verreaux's sifaka - Propithecus verreauxi
24 Verreaux's sifaka - Propithecus verreauxi
25 Verreaux's sifaka - Propithecus verreauxi
26 Aye-Aye - Daubentonia madagascariensis
Birds (37 photographs)
1 Crested drongo - Dicrurus forficatus forficatus
2 Souimanga sunbird - Cinnyris souimanga
3 Nelicourvi weaver - Ploceus nelicourvi: male
4 Nelicourvi weaver - Ploceus nelicourvi: female
5 Madagascar wagtail - Motacilla flaviventris
6 Cuckoo-roller - Leptosomus discolor
7 Cuckoo-roller - Leptosomus discolor
8 Greater vasa varrot - Coracopsis vasa
9 Madagascar scops owl - Otus rutilus ssp. madagascariensis (grey-brown morph)
10 Madagascar paradise flycatcher - Terpsiphone mutata mutata
11 Madagascar paradise flycatcher - Terpsiphone mutata mutata
12 Madagascar buttonquail - Turnix nigricollis
13 Madagascar bulbul - Hypsipetes madagascariensis
14 Madagascar green sunbird - Cinnyris notatus
15 Madagascar green sunbird - Cinnyris notatus
16 Rufous vanga - Schetba rufa
17 White-browed owl - Ninox superciliaris
18 Madagascar kestrel - Falco newtoni newtoni
19 Madagascar kestrel - Falco newtoni newtoni
20 Olive (Madagascar) bee-eater - Merops superciliosus
21 Common myna - Acridotheres tristis
22 Littoral rock thrush - Monticola imerinus
23 Littoral rock thrush - Monticola imerinus
24 Namaqua dove - Oena capensis aliena
25 Greater vasa parrot - Coracopsis vasa
26 Greater vasa parrot - Coracopsis vasa
27 Sakalava weaver - Ploceus sakalava
28 Crested coua - Coua cristata
29 Pied crow - Corvus albus
30 Black (yellow-billed) kite - Milvus migrans
31 Madagascar fody - Foudia madagascariensis
32 Madagascar magpie-robin - Copsychus albospecularis
33 Red-tailed tropicbird - Phaethon rubricauda
34 Red-tailed tropicbird - Phaethon rubricauda
35 Red-tailed tropicbird - Phaethon rubricauda
36 Red-tailed tropicbird - Phaethon rubricauda
37 Red-tailed tropicbird - Phaethon rubricauda
Reptiles - Chameleons (18 photographs)
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4 ? Short-horned chameleon - Calumma brevicorne
5 ? Short-horned chameleon - Calumma brevicorne
6 Parson's chameleon - Calumma parsonii
7 Parson's chameleon - Calumma parsonii
8 Parson's chameleon - Calumma parsonii
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17 Plated leaf chameleon - Brookesia stumpffi
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Reptiles - Lizards, skinks and gecko's (15 photographs)
1 Western plated lizard - Zonosaurus laticaudatus
2 Western plated lizard - Zonosaurus laticaudatus
3 Madagascar plated lizard - Zonosaurus madagascariensis
4 Ornate plated lizard - Zonosaurus ornatus
5 Ornate plated lizard - Zonosaurus ornatus
6 Three-eyed lizard - Chalarodon madagascariensis
7 Gravenhorst's skink - Trachylepis gravenhorstii
8 Cuvier's Madagascar swift - Oplurus cuvieri
9 Cuvier's Madagascar swift - Oplurus cuvieri
10 Peacock day gecko - Phelsuma quadriocellata
11 Lined day gecko - Phelsuma lineata
12 cf. Thicktail day gecko - Phelsuma mutabilis
13 Standing's day gecko - Phelsuma standingi
14 Thicktail day gecko - Phelsuma mutabilis
15 Gecko ssp.: juvenile
Reptiles - snakes (2 photographs)
1 Madagascar tree boa (?) - Sanzinia madagascariensis (near Parc á orchidées, Andasibe)
2 Gold-collared snake - Liophidium rhodogaster
Amphibians - Frogs (12 photographs)
1 Green bright-eyed frog - Boophis viridis (Garden Au Bois Vert, Antananarivo) 
2 cf. Engraved bridge frog - Gephyromantis sculpturatus
3 cf. Mantella ssp. - Mantella ssp.
4 Boulenger's giant treefrog - Platypelis grandis: greenish juvenile 
5 Duméril's Madagascar frog - Mantidactylis lugubris complex
6 Duméril's Madagascar frog - Mantidactylis lugubris complex
7 cf. Betsileo Madagascar frog - Mantidactylus betsileanus
8 cf. Betsileo Madagascar frog - Mantidactylus betsileanus
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10 White-lipped bright-eyed frog - Boophis albilabris
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12 Pandanus frogs - Guibemantis subgenus Pandanusicola ssp. (9+ species)
Snales (2 photographs)
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Millipedes (3 photographs)
1 Pill millipede - Sphaerotherium ssp.
2 Giant fire millipede - Aphistogoniulus corallipes
3 Madagascar fire millipede - Aphistogoniulus erythrocephalus
Caterpillars, butterflies and dragonflies (19 photographs)
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6 Banded blue swallowtail - Papilio oribazus
7 Madagascar metalmarks - Saribia ssp. (4 species): probable Saribia perroti
8 cf. Evening brown - Melanitis leda: dry season form with eye spots
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10 Green lady - Graphium cyrnus
11 African monarch - Danaus chrysippus
12 Brilliant blue - Junonia rhadama
13 Brilliant blue - Junonia rhadama
14 Comet moth - Argema mittrei
15 Comet moth - Argema mittrei
16 Comet moth - Argema mittrei
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Other insects (15 photographs)
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4 Giraffe-necked weevil - Trachelophorus giraffa
5 Giraffe-necked weevil - Trachelophorus giraffa
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10 Flatid leaf insect - Phromnia rosea: greenish stadium
11 Flatid leaf insect - Phromnia rosea: rosea stadium
12 Flatid leaf insect - Phromnia rosea: nymph stadium
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Spiders (2 photographs)
1 Golden orb-web spiders Nephila ssp.
2 Golden orb-web spiders Nephila ssp.
Plant species (9 photographs)
1 Bird's nest fern - Asplenium ssp.
2 Orchid ssp.
3 Orchid ssp.
4 Pandanus ssp. - Pandanus ssp.
5 Pandanus ssp. - Pandanus ssp.
6 Tree fern - Cyatheaceae ssp.
7 Tree fern - Cyatheaceae ssp.
8 Traveller's palm - Ravenala madagascariensis
9 Fony baobab - Adansonia rubrostipa: 'Old Grandmother': age 1.600 years (Tsimanampetsotse National Park)
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