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 11 years ago
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Tongorma madagascariense -
Scaphiophryne brevis looking all toadly -
Central Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis rappiodes) -
Starry Night Reed Frog (Heterixalus alboguttatus) -
Elena's Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis elenae) -
Baron's Mantella (Mantella baroni) showing off its colors -
Tschenk's Madagascar Frog (Gephyromantis tschenki) on a fern at night -
Böhme's Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis boehmi) -
Boulenger's Giant Treefrog (Cophyla grandis) -
Peracca's Madagascar Frog (Spinomantis peraccae) -
You called? -
A happy couple of Ankafana Bright-eyed Frogs (Boophis luteus) -
Boophis bottae, a pretty little Madagascar treefrog -
Madagascar Jumping Frog (Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis) -
Boophis pyrrhus on a fern -
Anamalozoatra Madagascar Frog (Spinomantis aglavei) on a leaf -
A big ol' Goudot's Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis goudotii) -
Striped Burrowing Skink (Grandidierina lineata) -
Common Burrowing Skink (Grandidierina fierinensis) making a rare above-ground appearance -
An Isalo Skink (Trachylepis nancycoutuae) on sandstone -
Gold-spotted Mabuya (Trachylepis aureopunctata) -
Peters's Keeled Cordylid (Tracheloptychus petersi), ready to run -
Madagascar Keeled Cordylid (Tracheloptychus madagascariensis) basking on sand -
Madagascar Cone-head Mantid (Idolomorpha madagascariensis) posing nicely