Black Parrot - seen with local rangers in Perinet (Mantadia). This bird is similar to the Greater Vasa Parrot of the eastern side of Madagascar. We had been working with the Seychelles population of black parrots - at that time a sub-species barklyi - so this was a significant observation, connecting with a species in the wild across different islands.
By a small wetland near the main road
Approximate location
Mantella pulchra found in the morning with many others at a small shallow breeding pond next to a stream in Vohimana Reserve.
Male Gephyormantis thelenae found calling in vegetation on the side of the road to Mantadia National Park near the village Falierana.
Geotagging only approximative.
IUCN Status: Endangered
Pop. trend: decreasing
Madagascar, Analamazaotra (Andasibe-Mantadia National Park), October 27, 2005
photo: lotlhmoq
Swarming behaviour of the world’s largest giant pill-millipede species.
Probably juvenile individuals.
Geotagging only approximative.
Identification after : Wesener, Schütte; Madagascar Conservation and Development, Vol.5(2), Dec 2010.
This species seems to be the only species in the order Sphaerotheriida with swarming behaviour.
Madagascar, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, October 28, 2005
photo: lotlhmoq
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ID very uncertain!!
Similar are :
Boophis baetkei (distribution not fitting),
Mantidactylus (Guibemantis) pulcher (distribution is fitting),
Mantidactylus (Guibemantis) punctatus (distribution not fitting),
Mantidactylus (Guibemantis) bicalcaratus
or others.
Geotagging only approximative.
Madagascar, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, October 28, 2005
photo: lotlhmoq
Boophis rufioculis at night found on a leaf above a small stream in Vohimana Reserve near Andasibe, Madagascar.
Small-toothed sportive lemur (Lepilemur microdon) peering out from its nocturnal haunt in Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.
A distant record shot of a wonderful animal!
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Very small juvenile.
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