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134 relations: Acrantophis madagascariensis, Adansonia, Adansonia grandidieri, Adansonia madagascariensis, Adansonia suarezensis, African sacred ibis, Afrotropical realm, Amber Mountain National Park, Ambohijanahary Reserve, Analamerana Reserve, Angonoka tortoise, Anjajavy Forest, Ankarafantsika National Park, Ankarana Reserve, Apex predator, Aye-aye, Bat, Belon'i Tsiribihina, Bemarivo Reserve, Bernier's teal, Bird of prey, Bora Reserve, Canopy (biology), Carnivora, Cave, Central Highlands (Madagascar), Chameleon, Coastal plain, Common brown lemur, Coquerel's coua, Coquerel's sifaka, Crested coua, Crowned lemur, Deciduous, Delonix regia, Diurnality, Ecoregion, Ecoregions of Madagascar, Ecotone, Endangered species, Endemic birds of Madagascar and western Indian Ocean islands, Endemism, Estuary, Eulophiinae, Euploea radamanthus, Evapotranspiration, Fabaceae, Fat-tailed dwarf lemur, Fossa (animal), Four-wheel drive, ..., Gecko, Global 200, Golden-brown mouse lemur, Golden-crowned sifaka, Gray mouse lemur, Greater big-footed mouse, Greater vasa parrot, Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko, Hook-billed vanga, Indian Ocean, Invasive species, Karst, Kingfisher, Lemur, Lesser chameleon, Limestone, Lizard, Madagascan big-headed turtle, Madagascan fish eagle, Madagascan green pigeon, Madagascan harrier-hawk, Madagascan ibis, Madagascan pygmy kingfisher, Madagascan wagtail, Madagascar, Madagascar lowland forests, Madagascar mangroves, Madagascar spiny forests, Madagascar subhumid forests, Madagascar succulent woodlands, Mahajanga Province, Malagasy civet, Malagasy giant chameleon, Malagasy language, Mangrove swamp, Maningoza Reserve, Manongarivo Reserve, Maromandia, Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur, Mongoose lemur, Moringa, Mouse lemur, Northern rufous mouse lemur, Northern sportive lemur, Oeceoclades calcarata, Pachypodium, Peninsula, Perrier's sifaka, Pinnacle, Plateau, Precipitation, Pygmy mouse lemur, Rain, Rainforest scops owl, Red-capped coua, Reptile, Rhinoceros chameleon, Ring-tailed mongoose, Riparian zone, Rubiaceae, Rufous vanga, Sakalava rail, Salvadora (plant), Sanford's brown lemur, Settler, Sickle-billed vanga, Sifaka, Siltation, Snake, Sportive lemur, Tamarind, Trail, Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, Tropical savanna climate, Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, Tsingy de Namoroka Strict Nature Reserve, Uroplatus guentheri, Van Dam's vanga, Vanga, Western nesomys, White-breasted mesite, Wildlife, World Heritage site, World Wide Fund for Nature. Expand index (84 more) »
Acrantophis madagascariensis
Acrantophis madagascariensis is a species of boid snake in the subfamily Sanziniinae that is endemic to the island of Madagascar.
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Adansonia
Adansonia is a genus of deciduous trees known as baobabs.
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Adansonia grandidieri
Adansonia grandidieri, sometimes known as Grandidier's baobab, is the biggest and most famous of Madagascar's six species of baobabs.
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Adansonia madagascariensis
Adansonia madagascariensis is one of six species of baobab endemic to Madagascar, where it occurs in the Madagascar dry deciduous forests.
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Adansonia suarezensis
Adansonia suarezensis, the Suarez baobab, is an endangered species of Adansonia endemic to Madagascar.
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African sacred ibis
The African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is a species of ibis, a wading bird of the Threskiornithidae family.
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Afrotropical realm
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms.
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Amber Mountain National Park
Amber Mountain National Park is a national park in the Diana Region of northern Madagascar.
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Ambohijanahary Reserve
Ambohijanahary Special Reserve is a wildlife reserve in the regions of Menabe and Melaky in Madagascar.
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Analamerana Reserve
Analamerana Special Reserve (or Analamera) is a wildlife reserve in the north of Madagascar.
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Angonoka tortoise
The angonoka tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) is a critically endangered species of tortoise endemic to Madagascar.
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Anjajavy Forest
Anjajavy Forest is an element of the Madagascar dry deciduous forests situated on the Indian Ocean of northwest Madagascar.
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Ankarafantsika National Park
Ankarafantsika National Park is a national park in the Boeny Region of Madagascar.
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Ankarana Reserve
Ankarana Special Reserve in northern Madagascar was created in 1956.
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Apex predator
An apex predator, also known as an alpha predator or top predator, is a predator at the top of a food chain, with no natural predators.
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Aye-aye
The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth that perpetually grow and a special thin middle finger.
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Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera; with their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight.
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Belon'i Tsiribihina
Belon'i Tsiribihina (also known as Belo sur Tsiribihina or Belo - Tsiribihina) is a town and commune (kaominina) in Madagascar.
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Bemarivo Reserve
Bemarivo Reserve is a wildlife reserve in the north-west of Madagascar.
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Bernier's teal
Bernier's teal (Anas bernieri), also known as Madagascar teal, is a species of duck in the genus Anas.
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Bird of prey
A bird of prey, predatory bird, or raptor is any of several species of bird that hunts and feeds on rodents and other animals.
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Bora Reserve
Bora Special Reserve is a wildlife reserve in the Sofia Region of Madagascar, between the villages of Antsohihy and Bealalana.
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Canopy (biology)
In biology, the canopy is the aboveground portion of a plant community or crop, formed by the collection of individual plant crowns.
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Carnivora
Carnivora (from Latin carō (stem carn-) "flesh" and vorāre "to devour") is a diverse scrotiferan order that includes over 280 species of placental mammals.
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Cave
A cave is a hollow place in the ground, specifically a natural space large enough for a human to enter.
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Central Highlands (Madagascar)
The Central Highlands, Central High Plateau, or Hauts-Plateaux are a mountainous biogeographical region in central Madagascar.
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Chameleon
Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015.
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Coastal plain
A coastal plain is flat, low-lying land adjacent to a sea coast.
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Common brown lemur
The common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus), is a species of lemur in the family Lemuridae.
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Coquerel's coua
The Coquerel's coua (Coua coquereli) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
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Coquerel's sifaka
The Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) is a diurnal, medium-sized lemur of the sifaka genus Propithecus.
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Crested coua
The crested coua (Coua cristata) is a medium-sized, approximately 44 cm long, greenish-grey coua with grey crest, blue bare orbital skin, rufous breast, brown iris, black bill and legs, white belly and long white-tipped purplish-blue tail feathers.
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Crowned lemur
The crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) is a lemur that is long and weighs.
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Deciduous
In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous (/dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/) means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, after flowering; and to the shedding of ripe fruit.
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Delonix regia
Delonix regia, the flame tree, is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae.
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Diurnality
Diurnality is a form of plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of sleeping, or other inactivity, at night.
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Ecoregion
An ecoregion (ecological region) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than an ecozone.
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Ecoregions of Madagascar
The ecoregions of Madagascar, as defined by the World Wildlife Fund, include seven terrestrial, five freshwater, and two marine ecoregions.
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Ecotone
An ecotone is a transition area between two biomes.
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Endangered species
An endangered species is a species which has been categorized as very likely to become extinct.
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Endemic birds of Madagascar and western Indian Ocean islands
This article is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the world's various zoogeographic zones.
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Endemism
Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.
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Estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
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Eulophiinae
Eulophiinae is an orchid subtribe in the tribe Cymbidieae.
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Euploea radamanthus
Euploea radamanthus, the magpie crow, is a butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia that belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies family.
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Evapotranspiration
Evapotranspiration (ET) is the sum of evaporation and plant transpiration from the Earth's land and ocean surface to the atmosphere.
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Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, Article 18.5 states: "The following names, of long usage, are treated as validly published:....Leguminosae (nom. alt.: Fabaceae; type: Faba Mill.);...
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Fat-tailed dwarf lemur
The fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius), also known as the lesser dwarf lemur, western fat-tailed dwarf lemur, or spiny forest dwarf lemur, is endemic to Madagascar.
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Fossa (animal)
The fossa (or; Malagasy; Cryptoprocta ferox) is a cat-like, carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar.
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Four-wheel drive
Four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, refers to a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously.
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Gecko
Geckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world.
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Global 200
The Global 200 is the list of ecoregions identified by WWF, the global conservation organization, as priorities for conservation.
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Golden-brown mouse lemur
The golden-brown mouse lemur (Microcebus ravelobensis), also known as the Lac Ravelobe mouse lemur or the Ravelobe mouse lemur, is part of the family, Cheirogaleidae.
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Golden-crowned sifaka
The golden-crowned sifaka or Tattersall's sifaka (Propithecus tattersalli) is a medium-sized lemur characterized by mostly white fur, prominent furry ears, and a golden-orange crown.
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Gray mouse lemur
The gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus), grey mouse lemur or lesser mouse lemur, is a small lemur, a type of strepsirrhine primate, found only on the island of Madagascar.
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Greater big-footed mouse
The greater big-footed mouse or long-tailed big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys ingens) is a nocturnal rodent found only in north west Madagascar.
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Greater vasa parrot
The greater vasa parrot (Coracopsis vasa) is one of two species of vasa parrot, the other being the lesser vasa parrot C. nigra.
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Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko
Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus henkeli), also known as Henkel's flat-tailed gecko or the frilled leaf-tail gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to Madagascar.
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Hook-billed vanga
The hook-billed vanga (Vanga curvirostris) is a species of bird in the family Vangidae.
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Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering (approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface).
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Invasive species
An invasive species is a species that is not native to a specific location (an introduced species), and that has a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage to the environment, human economy or human health.
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Karst
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum.
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Kingfisher
Kingfishers or Alcedinidae are a family of small to medium-sized, brightly colored birds in the order Coraciiformes.
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Lemur
Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar.
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Lesser chameleon
The Lesser chameleon(Furcifer minor) or Minor's chameleon is a species of lizards in the family Chamaeleonidae.
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Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs.
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Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.
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Madagascan big-headed turtle
The Madagascan big-headed turtle (Erymnochelys madagascariensis) is a turtle native to the waters of permanent slow moving rivers and lakes in western Madagascar.
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Madagascan fish eagle
The Madagascan fish eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) or Madagascar sea-eagle (to distinguish it from the Ichthyophaga fishing-eagles) is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers.
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Madagascan green pigeon
The Madagascan green pigeon (Treron australis) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
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Madagascan harrier-hawk
The Madagascan harrier-hawk (Polyboroides radiatus) is a very large species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
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Madagascan ibis
The Madagascan ibis (Lophotibis cristata), also known as the Madagascar crested ibis, white-winged ibis or crested wood ibis, is a medium-sized (approximately 50 cm long), brown-plumaged ibis.
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Madagascan pygmy kingfisher
The Madagascan pygmy kingfisher (Corythornis madagascariensis) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.
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Madagascan wagtail
The Madagascan wagtail (Motacilla flaviventris) is a species of wagtail in the Motacillidae family.
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Madagascar
Madagascar (Madagasikara), officially the Republic of Madagascar (Repoblikan'i Madagasikara; République de Madagascar), and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa.
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Madagascar lowland forests
The Madagascar lowland forests or Madagascar humid forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion found on the eastern coast of the island of Madagascar, home to a plant and animal mix that is 80 to 90% endemic, with the forests of the eastern plain being a particularly important location of this endemism.
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Madagascar mangroves
Madagascar mangroves are a coastal ecoregion in the mangrove forest biome found on the west coast of Madagascar.
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Madagascar spiny forests
The Madagascar spiny forests (also known as the Madagascar spiny thickets) is an ecoregion in the southwest of Madagascar.
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Madagascar subhumid forests
The Madagascar subhumid forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion that covers most of the Central Highlands of the island of Madagascar.
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Madagascar succulent woodlands
The Madagascar succulent woodlands are a xeric shrublands ecoregion in southwestern and central western Madagascar.
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Mahajanga Province
Mahajanga is a former province of Madagascar with an area of 150,023 km².
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Malagasy civet
The Malagasy or striped civet (Fossa fossana), also known as the fanaloka (Malagasy) or jabady, is an euplerid endemic to Madagascar.
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Malagasy giant chameleon
The Malagasy giant chameleon or Oustalets's chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti) is a very large species of chameleon which is endemic to Madagascar, but also has been introduced near Nairobi in Kenya (though its current status there is unclear).
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Malagasy language
Malagasy is an Austronesian language and the national language of Madagascar.
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Mangrove swamp
A mangrove swamp is a distinct saline woodland or shrubland habitat formed by mangrove trees.
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Maningoza Reserve
Maningoza Special Reserve is a wildlife reserve in Madagascar.
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Manongarivo Reserve
Manongarivo Reserve is a wildlife reserve in the North-West of Madagascar in the region of Diana.
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Maromandia
Maromandia is a town and commune (kaominina) in Madagascar.
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Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur
Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur (Lepilemur edwardsi), or Milne-Edwards' weasel lemur, is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae.
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Mongoose lemur
The mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz) is a small primate in the family Lemuridae, native to Madagascar and the Comoros Islands.
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Moringa
Moringa, native to parts of Africa and Asia, is the sole genus in the flowering plant family Moringaceae.
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Mouse lemur
The mouse lemurs are nocturnal lemurs of the genus Microcebus.
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Northern rufous mouse lemur
The northern rufous mouse lemur (Microcebus tavaratra), northern brown mouse lemur, or Tavaratra mouse lemur is found in Northern Madagascar from the Ankarana National Park in the West to the river Manambato in Northeast and up to the Irodo river in the North of the Analamerana Special Reserve.
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Northern sportive lemur
The northern sportive lemur (Lepilemur septentrionalis), also known as the Sahafary sportive lemur or northern weasel lemur, is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae.
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Oeceoclades calcarata
Oeceoclades calcarata is a terrestrial orchid species in the genus Oeceoclades that is endemic to Madagascar.
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Pachypodium
Pachypodium is a genus of succulent spine-bearing trees and shrubs, native to Madagascar and Africa.
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Peninsula
A peninsula (paeninsula from paene "almost” and insula "island") is a piece of land surrounded by water on the majority of its border, while being connected to a mainland from which it extends.
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Perrier's sifaka
Perrier's sifaka (Propithecus perrieri) is a lemur endemic to Madagascar.
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Pinnacle
A pinnacle is an architectural ornament originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers and in many other situations.
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Plateau
In geology and physical geography a plateau (or; plural plateaus or plateaux),is also called a high plain or a tableland, it is an area of a highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain that is raised significantly above the surrounding area, often with one or more sides with steep slopes.
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Precipitation
In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity.
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Pygmy mouse lemur
Pygmy mouse lemur (Microcebus myoxinus), also known as Peters' mouse lemur or dormouse lemur, is a primate weighing only; it is the second smallest of the mouse lemurs.
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Rain
Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then becomes heavy enough to fall under gravity.
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Rainforest scops owl
The rainforest scops owl (Otus rutilus), also known as the Malagasy scops owl or Madagascar scops owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.
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Red-capped coua
The red-capped coua (Coua ruficeps) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
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Reptile
Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives.
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Rhinoceros chameleon
The rhinoceros chameleon (Furcifer rhinoceratus) is a species of chameleon that gets its common name from its horn-like nose which is most prominent in males.
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Ring-tailed mongoose
The ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans) is a euplerid in the subfamily Galidiinae, a carnivoran native to Madagascar.
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Riparian zone
A riparian zone or riparian area is the interface between land and a river or stream.
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Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family.
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Rufous vanga
The rufous vanga (Schetba rufa) is a species of bird in the family Vangidae.
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Sakalava rail
The Sakalava rail (Amaurornis olivieri) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae.
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Salvadora (plant)
Salvadora is a genus of flowering plants in the family Salvadoraceae.
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Sanford's brown lemur
Sanford's brown lemur (Eulemur sanfordi), or Sanford's lemur, is a species of strepsirrhine primate in the family Lemuridae.
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Settler
A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established a permanent residence there, often to colonize the area.
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Sickle-billed vanga
The sickle-billed vanga (Falculea palliata) is a species of bird in the vanga family Vangidae.
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Sifaka
Sifakas (singular "sifaka") are a genus (Propithecus) of lemur from the family Indriidae within the order Primates.
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Siltation
Siltation or siltification is the pollution of water by particulate terrestrial clastic material, with a particle size dominated by silt or clay.
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Snake
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes.
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Sportive lemur
The sportive lemurs are the medium-sized primates that make up the family Lepilemuridae.
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Tamarind
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is a leguminous tree in the family Fabaceae indigenous to tropical Africa.
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Trail
A trail is usually a path, track or unpaved lane or road.
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Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest biome, also known as tropical dry forest, monsoon forest, vine thicket, vine scrub and dry rainforest is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes.
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Tropical savanna climate
Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a type of climate that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories "Aw" and "As".
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Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located near the western coast of Madagascar in Melaky Region at.
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Tsingy de Namoroka Strict Nature Reserve
Tsingy de Namoroka Strict Nature Reserve, also known as Namoroka National Park, is a strict nature reserve located in the northwestern part of Madagascar in the Mahajanga Province, specifically, the Soalala District.
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Uroplatus guentheri
Uroplatus guentheri is a species of nocturnal gecko, which is endemic to Madagascar.
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Van Dam's vanga
The Van Dam's vanga (Xenopirostris damii) is a species of bird in the family Vangidae.
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Vanga
The Vangidae family (from vanga, Malagasy for the hook-billed vanga, Vanga curvirostris) comprises a group of often shrike-like medium-sized birds distributed from Australia to Africa, including the vangas of Madagascar to which the family owe its name.
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Western nesomys
The western nesomys (Nesomys lambertoni), also known as the lowland red forest rat, is a species of rat endemic to Madagascar.
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White-breasted mesite
The white-breasted mesite (Mesitornis variegatus) is a ground-dwelling bird endemic to Madagascar.
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Wildlife
Wildlife traditionally refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all plants, fungi, and other organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans.
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World Heritage site
A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.
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World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961, working in the field of the wilderness preservation, and the reduction of human impact on the environment.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_dry_deciduous_forests
