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Cumulative species list

With Brian Finch as leader

  • Column A: Number of tours out of eight on which this species has been recorded
  • Column B: Number of days this species was seen on 2008 tour
  • Column C: Maximum daily count for this species on 2008 tour
  • Column D: In 2008, H = Heard only; E = Extension only; * = Dead; x = Butterfly species seen
A B C D
7 Helmeted Guineafowl 2 2 Numida meleagris
6 Madagascar Partridge 1 11 Margaroperdix madagascariensis
1 Harlequin Quail Coturnix delagorguei
8 White-faced Whistling-Duck 7 350 Dendrocygna viduata
1 White-backed Duck Thalassornis Leuconotos
4 Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
8 Knob-Billed (Comb) Duck 3 25 Sarkidornis melanotos
1 African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus
5 Meller's Duck 1 4 Anas melleri
7 Madagascar (Bernier's) Teal 1 75 Anas bernieri
8 Red-billed Duck 5 750 Anas erythorhyncha
8 Hottentot Teal 1 4 Anas hottentota
1 Shy Albatross Diomedea cauta
1 Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
6 Little Grebe 2 12 Tachybaptus ruficollis
8 Madagascar Grebe 4 2 Tachybaptus pelzelnii
4 Greater Flamingo 1 40 Phoenicopterus ruber
2 African Openbill Stork Anastomus lamelligerus
7 Bernier's Ibis 1 3 Threskiornis bernieri
6 Glossy Ibis 2 35 Plegadis falcinellus
7 Madagascar Crested Ibis 1 1 * Lophotibis cristata
1 African Spoonbill Platalea alba
7 Little Bittern 1 2 Ixobrychus minutus
8 Black-crowned Night-Heron 3 200 Nycticorax nycticorax
8 Striated Heron 7 15 Butorides striatus
8 Squacco Heron 10 500 Ardeola ralloides
8 Madagascar Pond Heron 4 5 Ardeola idea
8 Cattle Egret 16 700 Bulbulcus ibis
8 Grey Heron 5 10 Ardea cinerea
8 Humblot's Heron 4 3 Ardea humbloti
8 Purple Heron 6 3 Ardea purpurea
8 Great Egret 9 75 Ardea alba
8 Black Egret 8 300 Egretta ardesiaca
8 Dimorphic Egret Egretta dimorpha
8 Red-tailed Tropicbird 1 40 Phaethon rubricauda
1 Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
8 Hamerkop 3 2 Scopus umbretta
3 Long-tailed (Reed) Cormorant 3 1 E Phalacrocorax africanus
2 African Darter 1 2 Anhinga rufa
8 Madagascar Kestrel 13 8 Falco newtoni
7 Banded Kestrel 4 1 Falco zoniventris
1 Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
5 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 Falco peregrinus
3 Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk 1 1 Aviceda madagascariensis
8 Black (Yellow-billed) Kite 12 250 Milvus migrans
8 Madagascar Fish-Eagle 1 2 Haliaeetus vociferoides
2 Madagascar Serpent-eagle E, H Eutriorchis Astur
5 Reunion Harrier Circus maillardi
8 Madagascar Harrier-Hawk 4 3 Polyboroides radiatus
8 Frances's Sparrowhawk 6 2 Accipiter francesii
8 Madagascar Sparrowhawk 2 1 Accipiter madagascariensis
7 Henst's Goshawk Accipiter henstii
8 Madagascar Buzzard 8 5 Buteo brachypterus
8 White-breasted Mesite 2 3 Mesitornis variegata
7 Brown Mesite 2 2 Mesitornis unicolor
8 Sub-desert Mesite 2 4 Mesitornis benschi
8 Madagascar Flufftail 2 2 Sarothrura insularis
8 Madagascar Wood Rail 3 5 Canirallus kioloides
8 Madagascar Rail 3 2 Rallus madagascariensis
8 White-throated Rail 3 2 Dryolimnas cuvieri
7 Baillon's Crake 1 7 Porzana pusilla
2 Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphryio
3 Allen's Gallinule Porphyrula alleni
8 Common Moorhen 2 6 Gallinula chloropus
8 Madagascar Buttonquail 2 4 Turnix nigricollis
1 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
4 Crab Plover Dromas ardeola
8 Black-winged Stilt 3 4 Himantopus himantopus
8 Grey Plover 4 3 Pluvialis squatarola
3 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
8 Madagascar (Black-banded) Plover 1 2 Charadrius thoracicus
8 Kittlitz's Sand Plover 2 6 Charadrius pecuarius
7 Three-banded Plover 2 12 Charadrius tricollaris
8 White-fronted Plover 2 6 Charadrius marginatus
2 Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus
7 Greater Sand Plover 4 3 Charadrius leschenaultii
5 Greater Painted-snipe 1 2 Rostratula benghalensis
7 Madagascar Jacana 1 1 Actophilornis albinucha
8 Madagascar Snipe 1 2 Gallinago macrodactyla
1 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
8 Whimbrel 4 25 Numenius phaeopus
8 Common Greenshank 5 10 Tringa nebularia
7 Terek Sandpiper 1 40 Xenus cinereus
8 Common Sandpiper 8 6 Actitis hypoleucos
8 Ruddy Turnstone 3 3 Arenaria interpres
6 Sanderling Calidris alba
1 Little Stint Calidris minuta
8 Curlew Sandpiper 1 200 Calidris ferruginea
1 Pectoral Sandpiper 2 1 Calidris melanotos
6 Madagascar Pratincole 4 25 E Glareola ocularis
5 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
7 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
8 Lesser Crested Tern 7 100 Sterna bengalensis
8 Greater Crested Tern 2 25 E Sterna bergii
1 Sandwich Tern 1 1 Sterna sandwicensis
3 Roseate Tern 1 2 E Sterna dougallii
3 Common Tern 1 4 Sterna hirundo
1 Saunder's Tern Sterna saundersi
1 Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus
4 Whiskered Tern Childonias hybridus
1 Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
7 Madagascar Sandgrouse 1 5 Pterocles personatus
8 Feral Pigeon x x Columba livia
8 Madagascar Turtle-Dove 8 5 Streptopelia picturata
8 Namaqua Dove 9 30 Oena capensis
8 Madagascar Green Pigeon 6 3 Treron australis
8 Madagascar Blue Pigeon 6 3 Alectroenas madagascariensis
8 Grey-headed Lovebird 5 15 Agapornis canus
8 Greater Vasa Parrot 5 6 Coracopsis vasa
8 Lesser Vasa Parrot 7 25 Coracopsis nigra
8 Madagascar Cuckoo 2 2 Cuculus rochii
8 Giant Coua 2 6 Coua gigas
8 Coquerel's Coua 3 3 Coua coquereli
7 Red-breasted Coua 2 1 Coua serriana
8 Red-fronted Coua 2 1 Coua reynaudi
8 Running Coua 2 1 Coua cursor
8 Red-capped Coua 1 4 Coua ruficeps
8 Green-capped Coua 1 1 Coua [ruficeps] olivaceiceps
8 Crested Coua 7 4 Coua cristata
8 Verreaux's Coua 1 2 Coua verreauxi
8 Blue Coua 8 4 Coua caerulea
8 Madagascar Coucal 17 5 Centropus toulou
6 Barn Owl 1 1 Tyto alba
7 Torotoroke Scops Owl 2 1 Otus torotoroke
8 Madagascar (Rainforest) Scops Owl 2 2 Otus rutilus
7 White-browed Owl 1 2 Ninox superciliosa
7 Madagascar Long-eared Owl 1 2 Asio madagascariensis
6 Marsh Owl 1 2 Asio capensis
8 Madagascar Nightjar 7 5 Caprimulgus madagascariensis
7 Collared Nightjar 1 2 Caprimulgus enarratus
8 Madagascar Spine-tailed Swift 7 10 Zoonavera grandidieri
8 African Palm Swift 8 20 Cypsiurus parvus
6 Alpine Swift 1 1 Tachymarptis melba
8 Madagascar Swift 3 15 Apus balstoni
2 Little Swift 1 20 Apus affinis
1 Broad-billed Roller Eurostopodus glaucurus
8 Short-legged Ground-Roller 1 2 Brachypteracias leptosomus
6 Scaly Ground-Roller 1 1 E Brachypteracias squamigera
8 Pitta-like Ground-Roller 2 2 Atelornis pittoides
8 Rufous-headed Ground-Roller 1 2 Atelornis crossleyi
8 Long-tailed Ground-Roller 1 1 Uratelornis chimaera
8 Cuckoo-Roller 6 5 Leptosomus discolor
8 Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher 1 1 Ceyx madagascariensis
8 Madagascar Kingfisher 11 4 Alcedo vintsioides
8 Madagascar (olive) Bee-eater 13 10 Merops Superciliosus
8 Madagascar Hoopoe 3 5 Upupa marginata
8 Velvet Asity 6 2 Philepitta castanea
6 Schlegel's Asity h Philepitta schlegeli
8 Common Sunbird-Asity 3 3 Neodrepanis coruscans
7 Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity 1 1 Neodrepanis hypoxantha
8 Red-tailed Vanga 6 2 Calicalicus madagascariensis
5 Red-shouldered Vanga 1 1 Calicalicus rufocarpalis
8 Hook-billed Vanga 3 2 Vanga curvirostris
4 Bernier's Vanga 1 1 E Oriolia Bernieri
8 Lafresnaye's Vanga 1 2 Xenopirostris xenopirostris
8 Van Dam's Vanga h Xenopirostris damii
7 Pollen's Vanga 1 3 Xenopirostris polleni
8 Sickle-billed Vanga 3 35 Falculea palliata
8 White-headed Vanga 5 3 Artamella viridis
8 Chabert's Vanga 12 10 Leptopterus chabert
8 Blue Vanga 4 4 Cyanolanius madagascariensis
8 Rufous Vanga 1 4 Schetba rufa
7 Helmet Vanga 2 2 E Euryceros Prevostii
8 Nuthatch Vanga 2 2 Hypositta corallirostris
8 Tylas Vanga 3 2 Tylas edouardi
8 Dark Newtonia 2 2 Newtonia amphichroa
8 Common Newtonia 6 3 Newtonia brunneicauda
8 Archbold's Newtonia 1 3 Newtonia archboldi
8 Ward's Flycatcher 3 4 Pseudobias wardi
8 Crossley's Babbler 2 1 Mystacornis crossleyi
8 Ashy (Madagascar) Cuckoo-Shrike 8 4 Coracina cinerea
8 Crested Drongo 18 15 Dicrurus forficatus
8 Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher 14 10 Terpsiphone mutata
8 Pied Crow 15 200 Corvus albus
8 Mascarene Martin 17 12 Phedina borbonica
8 Plain Martin 2 5 Riparia paludicola
1 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
8 Madagascar Bushlark 9 100 Mirafra hova
87 Madagascar Cisticola 8 6 Cisticola cherina
8 Common Jery 10 15 Neomixis tenella
8 Green Jery 5 3 Neomixis viridis
8 Stripe-throated Jery 1 2 Neomixis striatigula
8 Madagascar Bulbul 16 75 Hypsipetes madagascariensis
8 Madagascan Grassbird 2 2 Amphilais Seebohmi
8 Brown Emutail 1 2 Dromaeocercus brunneus
8 Madagascar Brush Warbler 6 3 Nesillas typica
8 Sub-desert Brush Warbler 2 6 Nesillas lantzii
8 Madagascar Swamp Warbler 4 4 Acrocephalus newtoni
8 White-throated Oxylabes 3 3 Oxylabes madagascariensis
8 Long-billed Bernieria 6 10 Bernieria Madagascariensis
8 Cryptic Warbler 3 2 Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi
8 Wedge-tailed Jery 3 3 Hartertula flavoviridis
8 Kiritika (Thamnornis) Warbler 2 2 Thamnornis chloropetoides
8 Short-billed Tetraka (Spectacled Greenbul) 5 6 Xanthornixis zosterops
8 Appert's Tetraka (Greenbul) 1 3 Xanthornixis apperti
3 Dusky Tetraka (greenbul) Xanthornixis Tenebrosa
8 Grey-crowned Tetraka (Greenbul) 2 2 Xanthornixis cinereiceps
8 Madagascar Yellowbrow 1 1 Crossleyia xanthophrys
8 Rand's Warbler 3 2 Randia pseudozosterops
8 Madagascar White-Eye 9 25 Zosterops maderaspatna
8 Madagascar Starling 6 5 Saroglossa aurata
8 Common Myna 14 100 Acridotheres tristis
8 Madagascar Magpie-Robin 16 8 Copsychus albospecularis
8 Common Stonechat 7 8 Saxicola torquata
8 Littoral Rock-Thrush 1 3 Pseudocossyphus imerinus
8 Forest Rock-Thrush 1 2 Pseudocossyphus sharpei
8 Benson's Rock-Thrush 1 4 Pseudocossyphus bensoni
8 Souimanga Sunbird 19 25 Cinnyris souimanga
8 Long-billed Green Sunbird 12 3 Cinnyris notatus
7 House Sparrow 1 4 E Passer domesticus
8 Nelicourvi Weaver 8 25 Ploceus nelicourvi
8 Sakalava Weaver 4 100 Ploceus sakalava
8 Red Fody 23 20 Foudia madagascariensis
8 Forest Fody 3 3 Foudia omissa
8 Madagascar Mannikin 7 8 Lonchura nana
8 Madagascar Wagtail 13 8 Motacilla flaviventris

Non-Established Exotics

5 Lesser Flamingo 1 3 Phoeniconaias minor

Amphibians and Reptiles

Black Terrapin Pelusios subniger
Radiated Tortoise Geochelone radiata
Plowshare Tortoise Geochelone yniphora
Spider Tortoise Pyxis arachnoides
Short-nosed Chameleon Calumna gastrotaenia
Keel-nosed Chameleon 1 3 Calumna nasuta
Short-horned Chameleon 1 2 Calumna brevicornis
Small Green Chameleon Calumna gastrotaenia
Parson's Chameleon 1 1 E Calumma parsoni
Angled Chameleon 1 1 Calumna balteatus
Panther Chameleon 3 2 E Calumna pardalis
Malthe's Chameleon 1 1 Furcifer malthe
Wills's Chameleon 1 1 Furcifer willsi
White-lined Chameleon 1 1 Furcifer lateralis
Belalanda Chameleon Furcifer belalandensis
Oustalet's Chameleon 4 3 Furcifer oustaleti
Rhinoceros Chameleon 1 2 Furcifer rhinoceratus
Warty Chameleon 1 1 Furcifer verrucosus
Horned Leaf Chameleon Brookesia superciliaris
Antongil Leaf Chameleon 2 3 E Brookesia Peyrierasi
Three-eyed Iguanid 2 10 Chalarodon madagascariensis
Collared Iguanid 1 3 Oplurus cuvieri
Giant Iguanid Oplurus quadrimaculatus
Common Iguanid Oplurus madascariensis
Madagascar Plated Lizard Tracheloptychus madagacariensis
Peter's Plated Lizard Tracheloptychus petersi
Flat-tailed Plated Lizard 1 2 Zonosaurus laticaudatus
Common Plated Lizard 7 10 Zonosaurus madagacariensis
Ornate Plated Lizard Zonosaurus ornatus
Three-lined Plated Lizard Zonosaurus trilineatus
Forest Plated Lizard 2 2 E Zonosaurus brygooi
South-West Plated Lizard Zonosaurus karsteni
Giant Aquatic Lizard Zonosaurus maximus
Marmorate Gecko Geckolepis typica
Asiatic House Gecko Gehyra mutilata
African House Gecko 1 1 Hemidactylus mabouia
Chevroned House Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris
Sakalava Tree Gecko Homopholis sakalava
Antongil Tree Gecko 1 1 E Homopholis antongilensis
Dwarf Gecko sp. 3 2 Lygodactylus tampolynae
Dwarf Gecko sp. 1 6 Lygodactylus sp
Bastard's Knob-tailed Gecko Paroedura bastardi
Guibe Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus guibei
Northern Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus madagascariensis
Dwarf Gecko sp. Lygodactylus Verticillatus
Day Gecko sp. Phelsuma breviceps
South-West Day-Gecko 1 2 Phelsuma leiogaster
Side-striped Day-Gecko 3 4 Phelsuma lineata
Thick-tailed Day-gecko Phelsuma Mutabilis
Little Day-Gecko 3 3 E Phelsuma pusilla
Spotted Day-Gecko 1 1 E Phelsuma guttata
Four-eyed Day-Gecko 2 2 Phelsoma quadriocellata
Large Day-Gecko 2 2 Phelsuma madagascariensis
Standing's Day-Gecko 1 1 Phelsuma standingi
Günther's Leaf-tailed Gecko Uroplatus Guentheri
Fantastic Leaf-tailed Gecko 1 2 Uroplatus phantasticus
Large Leaf-tailed Gecko 2 10 E Uroplatus fimbriatus
Short-tail Leaf-tailed Gecko Uroplatus ebenaui
Sikora Leaf-tailed Gecko 1 1 Uroplatus sikorae
Red-necked Skink 1 2 Mabuya elegans
Madagascar Common Skink 1 8 Mabuya gravenhorstii
Aquatic Skink Scelotes astrolabi
Madagascar Tree Boa Acrantophis madagascariensis
Madagascar Ground Boa 1 1 E Sanzinia madagascariensis
Black-and-yellow Ground Snake Leioheterodon madagascariensis
Twig Mimic Snake Langaha nasuta
Mahafaly Zig-zag Snake 2 1 Mimophis mahafalensis
Snake sp 1 1 E Liophidium torquatum
Red-bellied Snake Liophidium rhodogaster
Malagasy Cat-eye Snake 1 1 E Madagascarophis colubrina
Forest Night Snake Ithycyphus miniatus
Madagascar Water Snake Liopholidophis Thieli
Snake sp. Stenophis Madagascariensis
Big-eyed Snake Mimophis mahafalensis
Madagascar Jumping Frog 1 1 Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis
Climbing Mantella 1 2 E Mantella laevigata
Painted Mantella 1 1 Mantella madagascariensis
Baron's Mantella Mantella baroni
Brown Mantella Mantella betsileo
Frog sp. Mantidactylus luteus
Frog sp. Mantidactylus peudoasper
Frog sp. Mantidactylus blommersae
Frog sp. 1 1 E Mantidactylus opiparis
Madagascar Glass Frog 1 1 Mantidactylus pulcher
Frog sp 1 1 Mantidactylus asper
Tree-hole Frog 1 1 Mantidactylus capitalis
Frog sp 1 2 E Mantidactylus sp
Microhylid Tree Frog sp 1 1 E Cophyla phyllodactyla
Frog sp. Mantidactylus liber
Grandidier's Stream Frog Mantidactylus grandidieri
Grainy Litterfrog Mantidactylus Horridus
Frog sp. Mantidactylus albofrenatus
Frog sp. Mantidactylus webbi
Mascarene Rocket Frog 1 2 Ptychadena mascareniensis
Tiger Frog 1 1 E Hoplobatrachus tigerrinus
Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog 2 2 Boophis madagascariensis
Madagascan Green Treefrog 2 4 Boophis luteus
Frog sp. 1 1 Boophis rappioides
Viridian Tree Frog Boophis viridis
Frog sp. Boophis platyduella
Frog sp. Boophis tephraeomystax
Boulenger's Giant Treefrog 1 3 E Platypelis grandis
Reed Frog sp 1 1 E Afrixalus punctatus
Reed Frog sp. Afrixalus Madagascariensis
Ground Rain Frog Plethodontohyla notosticta
Frog sp. 1 1 E Plethodontohyla inguinalis
Frog sp. 1 1 E Plethodontohyla notosticta
Frog sp. Anodonthyla boulengeri
Frog sp. 1 1 E Stumpffia sp
Frog sp. 1 1 E Stumpffia tetradactyla
Orange, black-spotted frog sp. 1 1 E (undescribed)
Tomato Frog Dyscophus anongili

Reptiles

Helmeted Terrapin Pelomedusa subrufa
Nile Crocodile 1 20 Crocodylus niloticus

Mammals

Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
Spinner Dolphin 1 3 E Stenella longirostris
Rizzo's Dolphin 1 10 Gris grampus
Southern Right Whale 1 4 Eubalaena australis
Madagascar Flying Fox 2 300 Pteropus rufus
Madagascan Mastiff Bat 1 15 Mops leucstigma
Greater Hedgehog Tenrec Tenrec setosus
Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec Tenrec ecaudatus
Lowland Streaked Tenrec Hemicentetes semispinosus
Musk Shrew Suncus murinus
Eastern Red Forest Rat Nesomys rufus
Western Tuft-tailed Rat 1 2 Eliurus myoximus
Black Rat Rattus rattus
Brown Rat 2 1 Rattus novegicus
Fanaloka/Fossa 2 1 Fossa fossana
Small Indian Civet Viverricula indica
Ring-tailed Mongoose Galidia elegans
Ornate Mongoose Galidia ornata
Grey Mouse Lemur 1 1 Microcebus griseus
Brown Mouse Lemur 4 10 Microcebus rufus
Golden Mouse Lemur 1 2 Microcebus ravelobensis
Greater Dwarf Lemur 3 2 Cheirogaleus major
Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus medius
Milne-Edward's Sportive Lemur 2 3 Lepilemur edwardsi
Red-tailed Sportive Lemur 1 3 Lepilemur ruficaudatus
White-footed Sportive Lemur 1 1 Lepilemur leucoscopus
Small-toothed Sportive Lemur 1 1 Lepilemur microdontus
Weasel Sportive Lemur 1 5 E Lepilemur mustelinus
Grey Bamboo Lemur 2 2 Hapalemur griseus
Golden Bamboo Lemur Hapalemur aureus
Greater Bamboo Lemur Hapalemur simus
Ring-tailed Lemur 1 25 Lemur catta
Mongoose Lemur Eulemur mongoz
Red-bellied Lemur 2 4 Eulemur rubriventer
Common Brown Lemur 3 4 Eulemur fulvus fulvus
Red-fronted Brown Lemur 2 40 Eulemur fulvus rufus
Collared Brown Lemur Eulemur fulvus collaris
White-fronted Brown Lemur 2 2 E Eulemur fulvus albifrons
Black-and-white Lemur 2 3 Varecia variegata variegata
Red-ruffed Lemur 1 3 E Varecia variegata rubra
Eastern Avahi 2 3 Avahi laniger
Western Avahi 1 3 Avahi occidentalis
Diademed Sifaka Propithecus diadema diadema
Milne-Edward's Sifaka 1 3 Propithecus diadema edwardsi
Verreaux's Sifaka 3 15 Propithecus v. verreauxi
Coquerel's Sifaka 2 12 Propithecus v. coquereli
Indri 2 5 Indri indri
Aye Aye Daubentonia Madagascariensis

Butterflies

Azure Policeman x Coeliades ernesti
Orange-tabbed Policeman Coeliades fervida
Banded Policeman Coeliades Forestan
Blue-bodied Policeman Coeliades rama
White-lined Policeman Coeliades ramanatek ramanatek
Sylph Metisella malgacha
Orange Flat Eagris sabadius andracne
Lined Orange Sprite Hovala pardalina
Millet Skipper Pelopidas mathias
Twin Swift Borbo gemella
Unmarked Swift Borbo ratek
Axe-mark Skipper Pardaleodes incerta
Pygmy Skipper Gegenes pumilo
Golden Midget Fulda australis
Lettered Midget Fulda coroller
Chequered Midget Fulda imorina
Yellow-spotted Midget Fulda rhadama
Dark Midget Arnetta (Galerga) hyposticta
White-blotched Skipper Perrotia flora
Madagascar Clouded Flat Tagiades insularis
Nightfighter Artitropa hollandi
Homblot's Flat Calaenorrhinus hombloti
Red-veined Swallowtail x Graphium cyrnus
Kite Swallowtail sp. Graphium endochus
Kite Swallowtail sp. x Graphium evombar
Madagascar Giant Swallowtail x Pharmacophagus antenor
Mocker Swallowtail Papilio dardanus meriones
Cream-lined Swallowtail Papilio delalandei
Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus
Blue-patched Swallowtail Papilio Epiphorbas
Toothed Citrus Swallowtail x Papilio erithonioides
Grose-Smith's Swallowtail Papilio grosesmithi
Mangoura Swallowtail Papilio mangoura
Banded Blue Swallowtail Papilio oribazus
African Migrant Catopsilia florella
Madagascar Migrant x Catopsilia thauruma
Bordered Grass Yellow x Eurema (Eurema) brigitta pulchella
Angled Grass Yellow Eurema (Eurema) d. desjardinsii
Madagascar Yellow Eurema madagascariensis
Malagasy Grass Yellow Eurema (Terias) floricola floricola
Marsh Grass Yellow Eurema (Terias) hapale
Spotted Wood White Leptosia alcesta sylvicola
Plain Wood White x Leptosia nupta viettei
Desert Vagrant Nepheronia buquetii pauliani
Zebra White Pinacopteryx eriphia mabillei
Giant Orange-Tip x Colotis (Gideona) lucasi
Salmon Arab Colotis (Colotis) amata crowleyi
Madagascar Orange-Tip x Colotis (Colotis) evanthe
Madagascar Red-Tip Colotis (Colotis) guenei
Chevron White x Colotis (Colotis) mananhari
Violet-Tip Colotis (Colotis) zoe
Albertine Rift Butterfly Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia orbona
Sabine White Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina confusa
African Small White Dixeia charina narena
Brown-veined Caper White Belenois (Belenois) aurota aurota
African Caper White Belenois (Belenois) creona prorsus
Yellow-stained Caper White Belenois (Belenois) grandidieri
Orange Caper White Belenois (Belenois) helcida
Orange-marked Dotted Border Mylothris phileris
Smith's Dotted Border x Mylothris smithii
Splendid Dotted Border Mylothris splendens
Madagascar Beak Libythea tsiandava
African Monarch x Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus aegyptius
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
White-banded Charaxes Charaxes andara
Madagascar Green-veined Charaxes Charaxes antamboulou
Club-tailed Charaxes Charaxes zoolina
Amazoula Tree Nymph Sallya amazoula
Chestnut Tree Nymph Sallya howensis
Black-tipped Tree Nymph Sallya Madagascariensis
Madagascar Leopard x Phalanta madagascariensis
Common Leopard Phalanta phalantha aethiopica
Polkadot Pardospsis punctatissima
Madagascan Friar Amauris nossima
Chic Acraea Acraea cuva
Blotched Clearwing Acraea Acraea dammii
Encedon Acraea Acraea encedon
Orange Acraea Acraea eponina
Fused Clearwing Acraea Acraea igati
Two-banded Cleawing Acraea Acraea ranavalona
Orange-marked Acraea x Acraea zitja
Marbled False-Acraea Pseudacraea imerina imerina
Common False-Acraea Pseudacraea lucretia apaturoides
Blotched Mother-of-Pearl Salamis anarcardii
Madagascar Diadem Hypolimnas Dexithea
Golden Piper Eurytela dryope lineata
Mimic Diadem Hypolimnas missipus
Banded Commodore Junonia (Precis) andremiaja
Leafwing Commodore Junonia (Precis) eurodoce
Modest Commodore x Junonia (Precis) goudotii
Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta paris
Dark Blue Pansy x Junonia oenone epiclelia
Morpho Pansy Junonia rhadama
Blue Pansy Junonia orythia
African Joker x Byblia anvatara anvatara
Madagascan Banded Sailor x Neptis Kikideli
Common Sailor Neptis saclava saclava
Malagasy Sailor Neptidopsis fulgurata fulgurata
Madagascan Wood Nymph Aterica rabena
Dark Judy Saribia ochracea
Red-tailed Judy Saribia perroti
White-banded Judy Saribia tepahi
Common Evening Brown Melanitis Leda Helena
Silverspot Dentate Ringlet Heteropsis ankoma
Four-lined Orange-underwinged Ringlet Heteropsis laeta
Two-lined Orange-underwinged Ringlet Heteropsis laetifica
Dark Marble-tailed Ringlet Heteropsis mabillei
Bracket Ringlet Heteropsis narcissus fraterna
Pallid Ringlet Heteropsis pallida
Small Burnt-Tip Ringlet Heteropsis parva
Small Waved Ringlet Heteropsis pauper
Zig-Zag Dentate Ringlet Heteropsis subsimilis
Twin Orange-eyed Ringlet Heteropsis turbata
Three-eyed Ringlet Ypthimia triopthalma
Modest Double-Eye Strabena modesta
Ornate Double-Eye Strabena argyrina
Two-Spot Marbled Double-Eye Strabena daphne
Irrorate Plain Double-Eye Strabena rakoto
Eastern Double-eye Strabena Tamatave
Silver-shade Double-Eye Strabena triophthalma
Common Hairstreak Hypolycaena philippus ramonza
Madagascar Buckeye Leptomyrina phidias
Red-lined Sapphire Hemiolaus cobaltina
Large Madagascar Babul Blue Azanus Sitalces
Small Madagascar Babul Blue Azanus soalalicus
Madagascar Brush Blue Cacyreus darius
Tiny Grass Blue Zizula hylax
Pea Blue Lampides boeticus
Common Zebra Blue Leptotes pirithous
Madagascar Zebra Blue Leptotes rabefaner
Smoky Bean Cupid Euchrysops malathana
Brown Playboy Deudorix antalus
Osiris Blue Euchrysops osiris
African Grass Blue Zizeeria knysna
Dark Grass Blue Zizinia antanosa

Selected Plants

Baobob sp. Adansonia digitata
Baobob sp. Adansonia fony
Baobob sp. Adansonia za
Baobob sp. Adansonia madagascariensis
Octopus Tree sp. Didierea madagascariensis
Octopus Tree sp. Didierea trollii
Madagascar Ocotillo Alluaudia procera
Madagascar Ocotillo Alluaudia ascendens
Madagascar Ocotillo Alluaudia comosa
Silver Thicket Euphorbia stenoclada
No Common Name Euphorbia oconclada
Crown-of-Thorns Euphorbia splendens
No Common Name Delonix adansonoides
Elephant's Foot sp. Pachypodium sps
Elephant's Foot Pachypodium rosulatum
Giant aquatic Arum Typhonodorum lindleyaneum
Traveleller's Palm Ravanala madagascariensis
Three-cornered Palm Neodipsis decaryae
Endemic Cycad Cycas thouarsii
Mistletoe Cactus Rhipsalis cassytha
Star of Bethlehem Orchid Angraecum sesquipedale