Madagascar's unique species
Madagascar is the home of many endemic species, species occuring nowhere but on this island due to its evolutionary isolation. About 80% of all Madagascar species are endemic. Of that 80%, many species are locally endemic: occuring on certain (or only one) location on the island.
This photo collection celebrates some of Madagascar's unique species.
Ferdy Christant created this list 12 years ago
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Devil or Angel -
Furcifer oustaleti at night in Tsingy, Madagascar -
Collared Iguana on tree in Tsingy, Madagascar -
Red-tailed sportive lemur spotted by day in Tsingy -
Decken's Safika on the lookout in Tsingy trees -
Red-fronted Lemur in Tsingy -
Unknown banded cave spider in Tsingy, Madagascar -
Madagascar Pratincole nesting in limestone caves -
Large bright orange shield bug or stink bug in Madagascar -
Madagascar Fody female in Ifaty Spiny Forest -
Madagascar's deadly (Opisthacanthus madagascariensis) -
Dragonfly in Isola dessert of Madagascar -
Crested Coua in Isola -
Pachypodium rosulatum var. gracilis in Isola -
Bizarre Flower bugs (Flatida coccinea) in Madagascar -
Ring-tailed Lemur with twins in Anja Park, Madagascar -
Ring-tailed Lemur in Anja Reserve observing -
Calumma oshaughnessyi at night in Ranomafana -
Raindrops on female O'shaughnessy's chameleon in Ranomafana -
Juvenile O' shaughnessy's chameleon at night in Ranomafana -
Big-nosed chameleon at night in Ranomafana -
Calumma gastrotaenia in Ranomafana -
Big-nosed chameleon closeup in Ranomafana -
Big-nosed chameleon, Ranomafana