Essay sections:  Choose... Why is Madagascar so special? Biographies in biodiversity The human scene Conservation issues Travel and tourism Information sources and contacts Urban areas Rainforest Dry tropical forest Spiny desert Madagascar locations map
	Nosy Mangabe ridgetop Click image for enlargement The island rises to about 300 m/1000 ft in the center where there is nice open forest.   Contents: 1.Ranomafana National Park 2.Analamazoatra Special Reserve 3.Montagne d'Ambre National Park 4.Masoala Peninsula 5.Nosy Mangabe Special Reserve  ·Nosy Mangabe shoreline  ·Garth and bonito  ·Nosy Mangabe ridgetop  ·Spiral fern  ·Uroplatus control tree  ·Two Uroplatus geckoes  ·Non-cryptic Uroplatus  ·Uroplatus gecko  ·Uroplatus on a small branch  ·Owlfly  ·Tailless swallowtail butterfly  ·Persimmon  ·Dendrocalamus bamboo  ·Bamboo patch  ·Jumping spider  ·Red and green chameleon  ·Clearwing hopper and ant  ·Parasitic wasp 6.Former rainforest near Sambava

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