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Uroplatus control tree
<I>Uroplatus</I> control tree
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Nosy Mangabe is probably the best place to find the large (10 inches/25 cm) but extremely cryptic Leaf-tailed Geckoes (genus Uroplatus). Their commonness may be due to the absence of certain predators on the island. This is the scientific control tree - no Uroplatus. (Larry Barnes photo)

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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
 
Golden Mantella, Mantella aurantiaca

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