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MADAGASCAR - OCT-NOV 2010 - HERPS
Madagascar just might have the most beautiful and most fascinating reptiles and amphibians anywhere in the world. The chameleons are the star attractions, and photographs just can't show how incredibly cool these creatures are. Leaf-tailed geckos win an award for utter wierdness, and the glowing day geckos were cute and constant companions in my travels. Critters like this might turn even the most hard-core twitcher into a herp fanatic...
Reptiles
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| Elongate
Leaf Chameleon Brookesia nasus Ranomafana NP, Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region, Madagascar. (S6f) |
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| Short-nosed/Side-striped/Perinet
Chameleon Calumma gastrotaenia Ranomafana NP, Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region, Madagascar. (S6f) |
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| Short-horned/Elephant-eared
Chameleon Calumma brevicorne Ranomafana NP, Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region, Madagascar. (S6f) |
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| Blue-legged
Chameleon Calumma crypticum Ranomafana NP, Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region, Madagascar. (S6f) |
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| Jewel
Chameleon Furcifer lateralis Mananara Lodge, Anjozorobe, Analamanga region, Madagascar. (S6f) |
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| Jewel
Chameleon Furcifer lateralis Mananara Lodge, Anjozorobe, Analamanga region, Madagascar. (S6f) |
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| Oustalet's
Chameleon Furcifer oustaleti Ankarafantsika NP, Boeny region, Madagascar. (S6) |
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| Oustalet's
Chameleon Furcifer oustaleti Anja, Haute-Matsiatra region, Madagascar. (S6) |
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| Panther
Chameleon Furcifer pardalis Maroantsetra, Analanjirofo region, Madagascar. (P3) |
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| Canopy
Chameleon Furcifer willsii Andasibe-Mantadia NP, Atsinanana region, Madagascar. (S6f) |
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| Three-eyed
Lizard Chalarodon madagascariensis Belalanda, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar. |
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| Collared
Iguanid Oplurus cuvieri Ankarafantsika NP, Boeny region, Madagascar. (S6) |
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| Madagascar
Iguanid Oplurus fierinensis Antsokay Botanical Garden, Toliara, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar. (S6) |
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| Lined
Day Gecko Phelsuma lineata Andasibe Reserve (Perinet), Atsinanana region, Madagascar. (S6) |
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| Madagascar
Day Gecko Phelsuma madagascariensis Ankarafantsika NP, Boeny region, Madagascar. (P3f) |
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| Standing's
Day Gecko Phelsuma standingi Zombitse NP, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar. (S6f) |
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| Giant
Leaf-tailed Gecko Uroplatus fimbriatus Nosy Mangabe, Analanjirofo region, Madagascar. (S6f) |
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| Mossy
Leaf-tailed Gecko Uroplatus sikorae Masoala NP, Analanjirofo region, Madagascar. (S6f) |
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| Brygoo's
Girdled Lizard Zonosaurus brygooi Masoala NP, Analanjirofo region, Madagascar. (S6f) |
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| Broad-tailed
Girdled Lizard Zonosaurus laticaudatus Ankarafantsika NP, Boeny region, Madagascar. (S6) |
Amphibians
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| Climbing
Mantella Mantella laevigata Nosy Mangabe, Analanjirofo region, Madagascar. (S6f) |
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| Painted
Mantella Mantella madagascariensis Ranomafana NP, Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region, Madagascar. (S6f) |
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| Tomato
Frog Dyscophus antongilii Maroantsetra, Analanjirofo region, Madagascar. (P3) |
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| Pandanus
Frog Guibemantis pulcher Ranomafana NP, Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region, Madagascar. (S6f) |
And one random (but really cool) insect
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| Giraffe-necked
Weevil Trachelophorus giraffa Andasibe-Mantadia NP, Atsinanana region, Madagascar. (S6f) |
