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The history of the fauna of Madagascar in the context of plate tectonics and paleoclimate over the last 200 million years (Aepyornithidae arrived later than is indicated). A good example of Malagasy convergent evolution is the fossa, a Malagasy carnivore that has evolved in appearance and behaviour to be so like a large cat that it was originally classified in Felidae, when it is in fact more ...
Pages in category "Endemic fauna of Madagascar" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 675 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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]
They are a vital breeding ground for many species of fish and a feeding place for migratory birds. The waters of the Madagascar mangroves are rich in fish and other animals such as waterbirds, crocodiles, green turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), hawksbill turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata ), and dugongs .
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 “new extinct species” belongs to the genus Malagodon, a group of small fish that lived in the “forested coastal swamps” on the eastern coast of Madagascar, according to the study.
Typhleotris madagascariensis is a species of fish in the family Milyeringidae that is endemic to Madagascar, where it is only known from underground waters in the southwestern portion of the island. [2] This cavefish is blind and lacks pigmentation, and can reach a standard length of 8 cm (3.1 in). [3]
Location of Madagascar. The non-marine molluscs of Madagascar are a part of the molluscan fauna of Madagascar (wildlife of Madagascar). In tropical rainforests of Madagascar, there is high diversity of species of terrestrial gastropods and many species has low population density, so many of them are "extremely rare". [1] [2]