Chameleons

Madagascar is home to about half the world's Chameleon species including the smallest and the largest. With impressive adaptive dexterity they have dispersed throughout the habitats of the island to occupy every conceivable niche. The tiny Leaf Chameleons are 3cm in length and the largest, such as the Parson's Chameleon, being up to 30cm in length.

Parson's Chameleon Feeding 

Oustalet's Chameleon

Unknown sp.

Parson's Chameleon

Juvenile Parson's Chameleon 

Unknown sp.

Elephant-ear Chameleon

Perinet Chameleon( Band Bellied)

Two Banded (Belted) Chameleon

Two Banded (Belted) Chameleon

Nose-horned Chameleon

Short-nosed Chameleon

Parson's Chameleon, female.

Elephant-ear Chameleon

Parson's Chameleon, Andasibe

Stamp tailed Chameleon

Parson's Chameleon Feeding

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Birds

Almost 300 species of bird have been recorded in Madagascar. Of these, about 260 occur regularly, 100 are endemic and another 30 are malagasy regional endemics.

The modern avifauna is the result of many 'colonisation events' from Africa, Asia and probably even Australia, Only the recent extinct elephant birds pre-dated the breakup of Gondwanaland; all other bird lineages have colonised the island subsequently.

Several birds have reached the island with human assistance, namely Feral Pigeon,Common Myna, House crow and House Sparrow.

Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher, female

Crested Drongo

African Stonechat, female

Namaque Dove

Pied Crows

Souimanga Sunbird, male

Madagascar White-eye

Yellow-billed Kite

Madagascar Magpie Robin

Madagascar Kestrel, pale morph

Sakalava Weaver, female

Madagascar Hoopoe

Madagascar Coucal,Juvenile

Madagascar Scops Owl

Madagascar Nightjar 

Common Myna

Butterflies

There are about 300 butterflies described from Madagascar, about three quarters of which are endemic

Citrus Swallowtail

Acraea turna

Madagascar Brown Pansy

Madagascar Beauty

Skipper sp.

African Monarch

Madagascar Satyrs

Indian Ocean Satyrs

Common Diadem, male

Blue Pansy, male

Madagascar Giant Swallowtail
The wing span of this species can be up to 6 inches; it is often referred to as the Bird-wing Butterfly.