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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


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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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