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Four-fifths of the world's Pachypodium species are endemic to the island. [17] Three-fourths [18] of Madagascar's 860 [15] orchid species are found here alone, as are six of the world's eight baobab species. [19] The island is home to around 170 palm species, three times as many as on all of mainland Africa; 165 of them are endemic. [18]
The mosquitoes of Madagascar include 235 species, among which 138 (59%) are endemic and 64 (27%) have a known medical or veterinary interest because they can transmit diseases. [27] Beetles: Various species of beetles. For example, various tiger beetles (Cicindelidae): 109 species from genus Pogonostoma, [28] 65 species from genus Physodeutera ...
Freshwater fish of Madagascar (80 P) Pages in category "Fish of Madagascar" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
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The sickle-billed vanga belongs to the family Vangidae, one of Madagascar's families.. Madagascar is an island nation located off the southeastern coast of Africa.Because of its long separation from neighboring continents—through tectonic movement, it split from Africa about 160 million years ago, and from India around 90 million years ago—it contains many species endemic to the island. [1]
It is a troglobitic species endemic to cave habitat in southwestern Madagascar. It is unique among known cave-dwelling fish in that is both blind and darkly pigmented. [2] It has well-developed nonvisual sensory systems and dives to avoid approaching objects. The fish was first collected in 2008 and was described to science as a new species in ...
The Madagascar day gecko is an arboreal species that is endemic to the rainforests of East Madagascar. This species can grow to about 22 cm in length. Phelsuma malamakibo; Phelsuma malamakibo is a terrestrial species that inhabits the evergreen rainforests, montane grassland, and heathland of southern Madagascar. [26] Phelsuma masohoala