A brief introduction to Madagascar |
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About this book |
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Map of Madagascar showing biogeographic zones and most visited natural sites |
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Biogeographic zones of Madagascar |
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How to use this book |
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Cheirogaleidae: Mouse lemurs |
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32 | (6) |
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34 | (2) |
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Giant mouse and fork-marked lemurs |
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36 | (2) |
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Lepilemuridae: Sportive lemurs |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (16) |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (2) |
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48 | (2) |
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Distinctive Eulemur species of the north and west |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (2) |
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Indriidae: Western sifakas |
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56 | (8) |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (2) |
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Eupleridae: Malagasy carnivorans |
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66 | (4) |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (4) |
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74 | (4) |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (98) |
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84 | (2) |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (4) |
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92 | (2) |
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Compact herons and Hamerkop |
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94 | (4) |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (2) |
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Shy birds of the forest floor |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (2) |
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106 | (4) |
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Smaller, plainer sandpipers |
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110 | (2) |
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Larger, more distinctive sandpipers |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (2) |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (2) |
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Couas of the dry west & southwest |
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128 | (2) |
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Couas of the wet east & north |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (2) |
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Kingfishers and bee-eater |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (2) |
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More common rainforest ground-rollers |
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142 | (2) |
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Scarcer rainforest ground-rollers |
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144 | (2) |
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Long-tailed Ground-roller and Cuckoo-roller |
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146 | (2) |
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148 | (2) |
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Common open-country birds |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (2) |
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Warblers that live close to the ground |
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156 | (4) |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (2) |
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Common and widespread vangas |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (2) |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (2) |
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Dark-headed vangas and cuckoo-shrike |
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174 | (2) |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (2) |
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182 | (2) |
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Sea turtles and crocodile |
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184 | (2) |
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Tiny leaf chameleons of the north |
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186 | (2) |
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Widespread medium to large leaf chameleons |
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188 | (2) |
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The largest chameleons on earth |
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190 | (2) |
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Common chameleons of degraded areas |
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192 | (2) |
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Eastern rainforest chameleons: small |
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194 | (2) |
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Eastern rainforest chameleons: medium to large |
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196 | (4) |
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200 | (4) |
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204 | (4) |
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Swifts I: west and southwest |
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208 | (2) |
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Swifts II: rock-dwelling swifts of the southwest |
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210 | (2) |
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Plated lizards I: species without strong stripes on back |
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212 | (2) |
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Plated lizards II: species with strong stripes on back |
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214 | (2) |
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216 | (4) |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (2) |
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Day geckos of the west, south and centre |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (2) |
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228 | (2) |
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230 | (2) |
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Leaf-tailed geckos I: leaf-like and dry bark-like species |
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232 | (2) |
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Leaf-tailed geckos II: mossy bark-like species |
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234 | (4) |
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238 | (2) |
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240 | (2) |
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Common and widespread snakes |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (36) |
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Ridged frog and reed frogs |
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248 | (2) |
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Distinctive terrestrial microhylids |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (2) |
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Mantellas I: species with orange |
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254 | (2) |
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Mantellas II: green-and-black species |
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256 | (2) |
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Small to medium bright-eyed frogs |
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258 | (4) |
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Medium to large bright-eyed frogs |
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262 | (4) |
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Various arboreal mantellids |
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266 | (2) |
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Various terrestrial mantellids |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (4) |
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Madagascar frogs: plain species |
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274 | (4) |
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Madagascar frogs: more distinctive species |
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278 | (4) |
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Invertebrates: distinctive species |
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282 | (4) |
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Butterflies: swallowtails |
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286 | (6) |
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292 | (104) |
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Butterflies: metalmarks and lycanids |
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Butterflies: orange nymphalids |
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Butterflies: various nymphalids (emperors, commodore and pansy) |
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304 | (2) |
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306 | (2) |
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Butterflies: black-and-white nymphalids |
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308 | (4) |
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312 | (2) |
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Butterflies: skippers, and moths |
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314 | (2) |
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316 | (4) |
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320 | (4) |
Glossary of terms |
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324 | (3) |
Further reading and useful resources |
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327 | (1) |
Acknowledgements and photo credits |
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328 | (4) |
Index |
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