Expedition Vlog Day 1: Antananarivo – Mandraka
Finally, we’re off again! This time, we won’t be meeting up on the domestic flight, but before – as soon as all expedition participants arrive in Antananarivo. Our expeditions usually start with a ‘buffer...
Expedition Blog Day 18 & 19: Montagne d’Ambre – Diego Suarez – Ramena
The last two days of our expedition have begun. We enjoy one last short walk in the rainforest of Montagne d’Ambre before setting off for Diego Suarez (Antsiranana). However, we only make a brief...
Expedition Blog Day 17: Montagne d’Ambre
Another day dawns in the middle of the incredible rainforest of Montagne d’Ambre. There are many other reptiles to discover in this chameleon paradise, including various leaf-tailed geckos of the genus Uroplatus. Today we...
Palleon lolontany
First description: (Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1995) Origin of the species name: Christopher J. Raxworthy from the American Museum of Natural History, New York (USA) and Ronald A. Nussbaum from the University of Michigan, Ann...
Chameleons on the Red List of threatened species
Many people are familiar with the ‘red list’ of threatened animal species. Many Malagasy chameleon species are part of it. On our website, we have included a reference to the endangered status of each...
Brookesia betschi
First description: Brygoo, Blanc & Domergue, 1970 Origin of the species name: Édouard-Raoul Brygoo, Charles Pierre Blanc and Charles Antoine Domergue of the then Institut Pasteur in Antananarivo, Madagascar dedicated the species to Jean-Marie...
Expedition Blog Day 16: Montagne d’Ambre
Time to explore the Montagne d’Ambre! This fantastic rainforest is fun every year. A little later than usual – after the long evening yesterday – everyone gathers for breakfast. We then set off on...
Expedition Blog Day 15: Ankarana – Montagne d’Ambre
We leave the hot and dry Ankarana and travel on towards the Montagne d’Ambre. The way there is actually not far, but quite long because of the poor condition of the road. We have...
Expedition Blog Day 14: Ankarana
A long day awaits us in Ankarana National Park. Finding reptiles in a dry forest is much more difficult than in a rainforest, even during the rainy season. And it gets incredibly hot during...
Expedition Blog Day 13: Loky Manambato – Ambilobe – Ankarana
We leave Loky Manambato and clear the camp. We go off-road until we reach the RN5 – in the light, we can almost see a path in places. The RN5 is freshly asphalted and...
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