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Anjajavy Forest, the Glossary

The Anjajavy's Protected Area is located on a peninsula of the town of Antonibe, in the district of Analalava and in the north-west region of Madagascar.^[1]

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Geography of Madagascar
Madagascar dry deciduous forests
Protected areas in Diana Region

Acrantophis madagascariensis

Acrantophis madagascariensis is a species of boid snake in the subfamily Sanziniinae that is endemic to the island of Madagascar. Anjajavy Forest and Acrantophis madagascariensis are madagascar dry deciduous forests.

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Adansonia

Adansonia is a genus made up of eight species of medium-to-large deciduous trees known as baobabs or adansonias.

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Adansonia madagascariensis

Adansonia madagascariensis or Madagascar baobab is a small to large deciduous tree in the family Malvaceae.

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Adansonia rubrostipa

Adansonia rubrostipa, commonly known as fony baobab, is a deciduous tree in the Malvaceae family.

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African darter

The African darter (Anhinga rufa), sometimes called the snakebird, is a water bird of sub-Saharan Africa and Iraq.

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African openbill

The African openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a species of stork from the family Ciconiidae.

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African palm swift

The African palm swift (Cypsiurus parvus) is a small swift.

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African pygmy goose

The African pygmy goose (Nettapus auritus) is a perching duck from sub-Saharan Africa.

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African spoonbill

The African spoonbill (Platalea alba) is a long-legged wading bird.

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Allen's gallinule

Allen's gallinule (Porphyrio alleni), formerly known as the lesser gallinule, is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae.

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Aloe striata

Aloe striata, with the common name coral aloe, is a small, stemless South African Aloe species.

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Alpine swift

The alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba, formerly Apus melba) is a species of swift found in Africa, southern Europe, and Asia.

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Analalava District

Analalava is a district in northern Madagascar.

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Angel's chameleon

The Angel's chameleon (Furcifer angeli), initially described as Chamaeleo angeli, is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. Anjajavy Forest and Angel's chameleon are madagascar dry deciduous forests.

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Anjiamangirana I

Anjiamangirana I is a rural municipality in Madagascar.

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Antakarana leaf chameleon

The Antakarana leaf chameleon, Brookesia antakarana, is a species of chameleon.

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Antananarivo

Antananarivo (French: Tananarive), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar.

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Antonibe

Antonibe is a municipality in Madagascar.

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Aquifer

An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing material, consisting of permeable or fractured rock, or of unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt).

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Arecaceae

The Arecaceae is a family of perennial, flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales.

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Aridity

Aridity is the condition of a region that severely lacks available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life.

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Arthropod

Arthropods are invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda.

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Audubon's shearwater

Audubon's shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) is a common tropical seabird in the petrel family.

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Aye-aye

The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a long-fingered lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar with rodent-like teeth that perpetually grow and a special thin middle finger that they can use to catch grubs and larvae out of tree trunks. Anjajavy Forest and aye-aye are madagascar dry deciduous forests.

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Baillon's crake

Baillon's crake (Zapornia pusilla), also known as the marsh crake, is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae.

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Barn owl

The barn owl (Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl in the world and one of the most widespread of all species of birds, living almost everywhere except for polar and desert regions, Asia north of the Himalayas, some Indonesian islands and some Pacific Islands.

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Bat

Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera.

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Biodiversity

Biodiversity (or biological diversity) is the variety and variability of life on Earth.

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Biotope

A biotope is an area of uniform environmental conditions providing a living place for a specific assemblage of plants and animals.

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Bird

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Birdwatching

Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science.

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Black heron

The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca), also known as the black egret, is an African heron.

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Black kite

The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors.

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Black-bellied storm petrel

The black-bellied storm petrel (Fregetta tropica) is a species of seabird in the family Oceanitidae.

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Black-crowned night heron

The black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), or black-capped night-heron, commonly shortened to just night-heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, including parts of Europe, Asia, and North and South America.

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Black-winged stilt

The black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is a widely distributed, very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family Recurvirostridae.

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Blue-billed teal

The blue-billed teal, spotted teal or Hottentot teal (Spatula hottentota) is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Spatula.

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Broad-billed roller

The broad-billed roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa and Madagascar in all but the driest regions.

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Brookesia stumpffi

Brookesia stumpffi, also known as the plated leaf chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in some parts of Madagascar.

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Canopy (biology)

In biology, the canopy is the aboveground portion of a plant cropping or crop, formed by the collection of individual plant crowns.

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Chabert vanga

The chabert vanga (Leptopterus chabert), also erroneously called "Chabert's vanga", is a species of bird in the family Vangidae.

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Chameleon

Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 200 species described as of June 2015.

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Commerson's roundleaf bat

Commerson's roundleaf bat (Macronycteris commersoni), also known as Commerson's leaf-nosed bat, is a species of bat endemic to Madagascar.

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Common brown lemur

The common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus) is a species of lemur in the family Lemuridae.

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Common jery

The common jery (Neomixis tenella) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

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Common moorhen

The common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), also known as the waterhen or swamp chicken, is a bird species in the rail family (Rallidae).

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Common myna

The common myna or Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis), sometimes spelled mynah, is a bird in the family Sturnidae, native to Asia.

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Common quail

The common quail (Coturnix coturnix), or European quail, is a small ground-nesting game bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.

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Common ringed plover

The common ringed plover or ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) is a small plover that breeds across much of northern Eurasia, as well as Greenland.

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Common sandpiper

The common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a small Palearctic wader.

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Coquerel's coua

Coquerel's coua (Coua coquereli) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Anjajavy Forest and Coquerel's coua are madagascar dry deciduous forests.

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Coquerel's sifaka

Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) is a diurnal, medium-sized lemur of the sifaka genus Propithecus.

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Crab-plover

The crab-plover or crab plover (Dromas ardeola) is a bird related to the waders, but sufficiently distinctive to merit its own family Dromadidae.

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Crested coua

The crested coua (Coua cristata) is a common medium-sized bird member of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae.

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Crested drongo

The crested drongo (Dicrurus forficatus) is a passerine bird in the family Dicruridae.

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Critically Endangered

An IUCN Red List Critically Endangered (CR or sometimes CE) species is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

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Cuckoo-roller

The cuckoo-roller or courol (Leptosomus discolor)del Hoyo, J. Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. (2001) is the only bird in the family Leptosomidae, which was previously often placed in the order Coraciiformes but is now placed in its own order Leptosomiformes.

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Curlew sandpiper

The curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) is a small wader that breeds on the tundra of Arctic Siberia.

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Danfoss's mouse lemur

Danfoss's mouse lemur (Microcebus danfossi), or the Ambarijeby mouse lemur, is a species of mouse lemur endemic to Madagascar.

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Deciduous

In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, after flowering; and to the shedding of ripe fruit.

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Desertification

Desertification is a type of gradual land degradation of fertile land into arid desert due to a combination of natural processes and human activities.

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Dimorphic egret

The dimorphic egret (Egretta dimorpha) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae.

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Diurnality

Diurnality is a form of plant and animal behavior characterized by activity during daytime, with a period of sleeping or other inactivity at night.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Eleonora's falcon

Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae) is a medium-sized falcon.

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Endangered species

An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Erosion

Erosion is the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust and then transports it to another location where it is deposited.

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Eurasian curlew

The Eurasian curlew or common curlew (Numenius arquata) is a very large wader in the family Scolopacidae.

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Eurasian whimbrel

The Eurasian or common whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), also known as the white-rumped whimbrel in North America, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae.

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Evapotranspiration

Evapotranspiration (ET) refers to the combined processes which move water from the Earth's surface (open water and ice surfaces, bare soil and vegetation) into the atmosphere.

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Fat-tailed dwarf lemur

The fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius), also known as the lesser dwarf lemur, western fat-tailed dwarf lemur, or spiny forest dwarf lemur, is endemic to Madagascar.

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Fauna

Fauna (faunae or faunas) is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time.

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Flora

Flora (floras or florae) is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. The corresponding term for animals is fauna, and for fungi, it is funga.

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Fossa (animal)

The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox; or) is a slender, long-tailed, cat-like mammal that is endemic to Madagascar.

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Frances's sparrowhawk

Frances's sparrowhawk (Accipiter francesiae) is a small bird of prey.

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Fulvous whistling duck

The fulvous whistling duck or fulvous tree duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) is a species of whistling duck that breeds across the world's tropical regions in much of Mexico and South America, the West Indies, the southern United States, sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian subcontinent.

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Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Glossy ibis

The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae.

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Golden-brown mouse lemur

The golden-brown mouse lemur (Microcebus ravelobensis), also known as the (Lac) Ravelobe mouse lemur, is part of the Cheirogaleidae family, and the smallest species of lemur.

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Goliath heron

The Goliath heron (Ardea goliath), also known as the giant heron, is a very large wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae.

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Gray mouse lemur

The gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus), grey mouse lemur or lesser mouse lemur is a small lemur, a type of strepsirrhine primate, found only on the island of Madagascar.

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Great egret

The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron, is a large, widely distributed egret.

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Great frigatebird

The great frigatebird (Fregata minor) is a large seabird in the frigatebird family.

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Greater crested tern

The greater crested tern Retrieved 28 February 2012 (Thalasseus bergii), also called crested tern or swift tern, is a tern in the family Laridae that nests in dense colonies on coastlines and islands in the tropical and subtropical Old World.

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Greater painted-snipe

The greater painted-snipe or goudsnip (Rostratula benghalensis) is a species of wader in the family Rostratulidae.

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Greater sand plover

The greater sand plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii) is a small wader in the plover family of birds.

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Greater vasa parrot

The greater vasa parrot (Coracopsis vasa) is one of two species of vasa parrot, the other being the lesser vasa parrot (C. nigra).

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Grey heron

The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, and also parts of Africa.

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Grey plover

The grey plover or black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) is a large plover breeding in Arctic regions.

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Grey-headed lovebird

The gray-headed lovebird or Madagascar lovebird (Agapornis canus) is a small species of parrot of the lovebird genus.

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Hamerkop

The hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) is a medium-sized wading bird.

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Hạ Long Bay

Hạ Long Bay or Halong Bay (Vịnh Hạ Long) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel destination in Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam.

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Helmeted guineafowl

The helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) is the best known of the guineafowl bird family, Numididae, and the only member of the genus Numida.

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Henst's goshawk

Henst's goshawk (Accipiter henstii) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

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Hook-billed vanga

The hook-billed vanga (Vanga curvirostris) is a species of bird in the family Vangidae.

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Humblot's heron

Humblot's heron (Ardea humbloti), also known as the Madagascar heron, is a species of heron.

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Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approx.

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Karst

Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum.

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Kittlitz's plover

Kittlitz's plover (Anarhynchus pecuarius) is a small shorebird (35-40 g) in the family Charadriidae that breeds near coastal and inland saltmarshes, sandy or muddy riverbanks or alkaline grasslands with short vegetation.

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Knob-billed duck

The knob-billed duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) or African comb duck is a type of duck found along the tropical/sub-tropical wetlands and waterways of Sub-Saharan Africa and the island of Madagascar, as well as most of South Asia and mainland Indochina.

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Langaha madagascariensis

Langaha madagascariensis (formerly Langaha nasuta, commonly known as the Madagascar or Malagasy leaf-nosed snake) is a medium-sized non-venomous highly cryptic arboreal species.

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Leioheterodon madagascariensis

Leioheterodon madagascariensis, the Malagasy, Madagascar or Madagascan giant hognose (snake), is a harmless species of pseudoxyrhophiid snake endemic to the island nation of Madagascar.

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Leioheterodon modestus

Leioheterodon modestus, also known as the blonde hognose snake, is a species of harmless, rear-fanged (opisthoglyphous) snake in the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae.

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Lemur

Lemurs (from Latin lemures – "ghosts" or "spirits") are wet-nosed primates of the superfamily Lemuroidea, divided into 8 families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 existing species.

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Lemurs of Madagascar (book)

Lemurs of Madagascar is a 2010 reference work and field guide for the lemurs of Madagascar, giving descriptions and biogeographic data for the known species.

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Lesser flamingo

The lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and western India.

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Lesser frigatebird

The lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel) is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae.

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Liana

A liana is a long-stemmed woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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Little bittern

The little bittern or common little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) is a wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae.

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Little grebe

The little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), also known as dabchick, is a member of the grebe family of water birds.

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Lizard

Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.

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Madagascan flying fox

The Madagascan flying fox, Madagascar flying-fox, or Madagascar fruit bat (Pteropus rufus) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus.

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Madagascar

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar and the Fourth Republic of Madagascar, is an island country comprising the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands.

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Madagascar buttonquail

The Madagascar buttonquail (Turnix nigricollis) is a species of bird in the buttonquail family, Turnicidae, that is endemic to Madagascar and a few small islands nearby.

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Madagascar buzzard

The Madagascar buzzard (Buteo brachypterus) is a bird of prey which is endemic to Madagascar.

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Madagascar cisticola

The Madagascar cisticola (Cisticola cherina) is a species of bird in the cisticola family (Cisticolidae).

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Madagascar cuckoo

The Madagascar cuckoo or Madagascan cuckoo (Cuculus rochii), also known as the Madagascar lesser cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

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Madagascar cuckooshrike

The Madagascar cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris cinereus), also known as the ashy cuckooshrike, is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.

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Madagascar dry deciduous forests

The Madagascar dry deciduous forests represent a tropical dry forest ecoregion situated in the western and northern part of Madagascar.

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Madagascar fish eagle

The Madagascar fish eagle (Icthyophaga vociferoides) or Madagascar sea-eagle (to distinguish it from the Ichthyophaga fishing-eagles), is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers.

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Madagascar grebe

The Madagascar grebe (Tachybaptus pelzelnii) is a grebe found only in western and central Madagascar.

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Madagascar harrier-hawk

The Madagascar harrier-hawk (Polyboroides radiatus) is a very large species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, endemic to Madagascar.

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Madagascar hoopoe

The Madagascar hoopoe (Upupa marginata) is a species of hoopoe in the family Upupidae.

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Madagascar ibis

The Madagascar ibis (Lophotibis cristata), also known as the Madagascar crested ibis, white-winged ibis or crested wood ibis, is a medium-sized (approximately 50 cm long), brown-plumaged ibis.

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Madagascar lark

The Madagascar lark (Eremopterix hova) is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae endemic to Madagascar.

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Madagascar magpie-robin

The Madagascar magpie-robin (Copsychus albospecularis) is a species of chat in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.

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Madagascar mannikin

The Madagascar mannikin (Lepidopygia nana) is a common species of estrildid finch native to Madagascar.

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Madagascar nightjar

The Madagascar nightjar or Madagascan nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.

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Madagascar pratincole

The Madagascar pratincole (Glareola ocularis) is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae.

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Madagascar sandgrouse

The Madagascar sandgrouse (Pterocles personatus) is a species of bird in the family Pteroclidae.

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Madagascar sparrowhawk

The Madagascar sparrowhawk (Accipiter madagascariensis) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

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Madagascar stonechat

The Madagascar stonechat (Saxicola sibilla) is a species of stonechat, endemic to Madagascar.

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Madagascar wagtail

The Madagascar wagtail (Motacilla flaviventris) is a species of wagtail in the family Motacillidae.

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Madagascarophis colubrinus

Madagascarophis colubrinus, commonly known as a Madagascan Cat-eyed Snake, is a species of snake of the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae.

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Mahajanga Province

Mahajanga was a former province of Madagascar that had an area of 150,023 km2.

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Malagasy black swift

The Malagasy black swift (Apus balstoni) or Madagascar swift, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.

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Malagasy brush warbler

The Malagasy brush warbler (Nesillas typica), also known as the Madagascar brush-warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae.

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Malagasy bulbul

The Malagasy bulbul (Hypsipetes madagascariensis) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

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Malagasy coucal

The Malagasy coucal or Madagascar coucal (Centropus toulou) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

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Malagasy giant chameleon

The Malagasy giant chameleon or Oustalet's chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti) is a large species of chameleon which is native to entire Madagascar, but also has been introduced near Nairobi in Kenya (though its current status there is unclear) and in Miami-Dade County in the United States.

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Malagasy green sunbird

The Malagasy green sunbird (Cinnyris notatus), also known as the long-billed green sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

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Malagasy kestrel

The Malagasy kestrel (Falco newtoni), also known as the Madagascar kestrel, Malagasy spotted kestrel, Newton's kestrel, Madagascar spotted kestrel, katiti (Creole) or hitsikitsika (Malagasy), is a small bird of prey of the genus Falco.

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Malagasy kingfisher

The Malagasy kingfisher or Madagascar kingfisher (Corythornis vintsioides) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is found in Madagascar, Mayotte and the Comoros.

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Malagasy paradise flycatcher

The Malagasy paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae.

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Malagasy pond heron

The Malagasy pond heron (Ardeola idae), also known as the Madagascar pond heron or Madagascar squacco heron, is a species of heron of the family Ardeidae.

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Malagasy sacred ibis

The Malagasy sacred ibis (Threskiornis bernieri) is a relatively large, heavily built ibis endemic to the west coast of Madagascar, and Aldabra on the Seychelles.

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Malagasy turtle dove

The Malagasy turtle dove or Madagascar turtle dove (Nesoenas picturatus) is a bird species in the pigeon and dove family, Columbidae.

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Malagasy white-eye

The Malagasy white-eye (Zosterops maderaspatanus) is a species of bird in the white-eye family, Zosteropidae.

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Mammal

A mammal is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia.

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Mangrove

A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline or brackish water.

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Mascarene martin

The Mascarene martin or Mascarene swallow (Phedina borbonica) is a passerine bird in the swallow family that breeds in Madagascar and in the Mascarene Islands.

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Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur

Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur (Lepilemur edwardsi), or Milne-Edwards' weasel lemur, is a species of lemur in the family Lepilemuridae.

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Mimophis mahfalensis

Mimophis mahfalensis, also known as the common big-eyed snake, is a species of snake in the family Psammophiidae.

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Orchid

Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae, a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.

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Outcrop

An outcrop or rocky outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth and other terrestrial planets.

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Panther chameleon

The panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) is a species of chameleon found in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar in a tropical forest biome.

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Peregrine falcon

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae.

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Phytoplankton

Phytoplankton are the autotrophic (self-feeding) components of the plankton community and a key part of ocean and freshwater ecosystems.

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Pied crow

The pied crow (Corvus albus) is a widely distributed African bird species in the crow genus of the family Corvidae.

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Plankton

Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms that drift in water (or air) but are unable to actively propel themselves against currents (or wind).

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Plateau

In geology and physical geography, a plateau (plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.

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Protected area

Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values.

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Puma (genus)

Puma is a genus in the family Felidae whose only extant species is the cougar (also known as the puma, mountain lion, and panther, among other names), and may also include several poorly known Old World fossil representatives (for example, Puma pardoides, or Owen's panther, a large, cougar-like cat of Eurasia's Pliocene).

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Purple heron

The purple heron (Ardea purpurea) is a wide-ranging heron species.

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Rainforest

Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire.

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Rainforest scops owl

The Madagascar scops owl (Otus rutilus), also known as the Malagasy scops owl or Rainforest scops owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.

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Rare species

A rare species is a group of organisms that are very uncommon, scarce, or infrequently encountered.

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Red fody

The red fody (Foudia madagascariensis), also known as the Madagascar fody in Madagascar, red cardinal fody in Mauritius, or common fody, is a small bird native to Madagascar and introduced to various other islands in the Indian Ocean.

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Red-capped coua

The red-capped coua (Coua ruficeps) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

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The red-footed booby (Sula sula) is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae.

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Reptile

Reptiles, as commonly defined, are a group of tetrapods with usually an ectothermic ('cold-blooded') metabolism and amniotic development.

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Roseate tern

The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a species of tern in the family Laridae.

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Route nationale 6 (Madagascar)

Route nationale 6 (RN6) is a primary highway in Madagascar of 706 km, running from Antsiranana to Ambondromamy.

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Sakalava weaver

The Sakalava weaver (Ploceus sakalava) sometimes known as the Sakalava fody is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

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Sanderling

The sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird.

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Sanzinia madagascariensis

Sanzinia madagascariensis, also known as the Madagascar tree boa or Malagasy tree boa,Mehrtens JM.

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Sickle-billed vanga

The sickle-billed vanga (Falculea palliata) is a species of bird in the vanga family Vangidae.

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Slash-and-burn

Slash-and-burn agriculture is a farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden.

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Squacco heron

The squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) is a small heron, long, of which the body is, with wingspan.

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Striated heron

The striated heron (Butorides striata) also known as mangrove heron, little green heron or green-backed heron, is a small heron, about 44 cm tall.

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Swamp

A swamp is a forested wetland.

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Tenrec

A tenrec is a mammal belonging to any species within the afrotherian family Tenrecidae, which is endemic to Madagascar.

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Terek sandpiper

The Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) is a small migratory Palearctic wader species and is the only member of the genus Xenus.

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Terminalia catappa

Terminalia catappa is a large tropical tree in the leadwood tree family, Combretaceae, native to Asia, Australia, the Pacific, Madagascar and Seychelles.

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Three-banded plover

The three-banded plover, or three-banded sandplover (Charadrius tricollaris), is a small wader.

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Turtle

Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs.

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Wedge-tailed shearwater

The wedge-tailed shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae.

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Western cattle egret

The western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.

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Western sheath-tailed bat

The western sheath-tailed bat (Paremballonura tiavato) is a species of sac-winged bat (family Emballonuridae) found in Madagascar.

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Western swamphen

The western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) is a species of swamphen in the rail family Rallidae, one of the six species of purple swamphen.

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White-backed duck

The white-backed duck (Thalassornis leuconotus) is a waterbird of the family Anatidae.

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White-bellied storm petrel

The white-bellied storm petrel (Fregetta grallaria) is a species of seabird in the family Oceanitidae.

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White-faced whistling duck

The white-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata) is a whistling duck that breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America.

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White-fronted plover

The white-fronted plover or white-fronted sandplover (Charadrius marginatus) is a small (45-50 g) shorebird of the family Charadriidae that inhabits sandy beaches, dunes, mudflats and the shores of rivers and lakes in sub-saharan Africa and Madagascar.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anjajavy_Forest

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