Here’s the smallest gecko I’ve ever seen. Everything about this creature was tiny, including its scales, which were so thin we could see through them to catch the outline of a beating heart (it’s the bulge on the left side of the gecko’s chest). Read more …
Madagascar magpie-robins (Copsychus albospecularis) live in forests and have different coloration depending on their sex, both striking in their own right. Read more …
The collared lizard gets its name from the black-and-white markings around its neck. Because some other Madagascar lizards have similar markings, they’re also occasionally called by the same name. So my guidebook prefers to head off any confusion by skipping the “collared” altogether and opting for the name Cuvier’s Madagascar swift.
Madagascar’s chameleons delight with their splendid color. But not its parrots. Both endemic parrot species, the Greater Vasa and Lesser Vasa, are gray. Nonetheless, they’re pretty neat. Read more …
Confession: I don’t know the name of this dragonfly. But it was too pretty not to share. Read more …