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Heterixalus sp. frog at night in Andasibe night tour, Madagascar Frogs are the only type of amphibians that Madagascar has, and 99% of them are endemic, only occuring in Madagascar. We found this tree-dwelling fella during a night tour near Andasibe. Andasibe,Madagascar Click/tap to enlarge

Heterixalus sp. frog at night in Andasibe night tour, Madagascar

Frogs are the only type of amphibians that Madagascar has, and 99% of them are endemic, only occuring in Madagascar. We found this tree-dwelling fella during a night tour near Andasibe.

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    Ludo Sak
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    I did not know that, 99% endemic. Never heard of the word 'endemic' either, so I just learned two valuable things. That must have been an adventurous night you had there near Andasibe. Was this that rainy, slippery night you wrote about in your blog? The fact that you were able to ID it is so amazing, well done. That must have been quite a trick. Posted 12 years ago
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      I've known the word "endemic" only for a year now and in the case of Madagascar, I'm using it a lot now :) I'm also using "nocturnal" and such words now, they make me sound like a biologist :)

      No, the slippery tour I talked about earlier was in Ranomafana, which is still to come in my photo sharing. This night tour was in Andasibe. Where the day tour took us in the forest, the night tour was quite comfortable, simply walking down the roads and checking the bushes to the sides. The reason why we check the side of the roads and not the forest itself is because the sun sets last on open places like roads, which attracts cold blooded animals. In fact, if you know on which side of the road the sun last set, you will know which side to look for chameleons and other critters.       Posted 12 years ago
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        Never thought of that, intelligent approach to basic animal behaviour. I'll store that for furure reference! Posted 12 years ago

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Uploaded Dec 17, 2012. Captured Sep 3, 2012 18:07.
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  • NIKON D7000
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  • ISO2000
  • 105mm

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