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Madagascar
Lemurs in the baobabs, chameleons in the spiny forest, and wildlife found nowhere else on the planet.
9 species to spot
Wildlife overview
Madagascar broke away from Africa 160 million years ago and evolved in isolation. The result is one of Earth's biodiversity hotspots. Over 90% of its wildlife is found nowhere else: lemurs, fossas, tenrecs, and chameleons in forests from rainforest to spiny desert.
For Catch'Um collectors, Madagascar is a world apart. Every expedition turns up species that exist on no other country on Earth.
Popular discoveries
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Ring-tailed Lemur: Madagascar's striped ambassador, a social lemur that sunbathes at dawn and carries its tail like a question mark.
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Aye-aye: Madagascar's nocturnal woodpecker lemur β huge ears, amber eyes, and a skeletal middle finger that taps for hidden grubs.
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Fossa: Madagascar's top predator β a sleek, cat-like carnivore that hunts lemurs through the canopy.
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Indri: Madagascar's singing giant lemur β black-and-white, almost tailless, with a call that carries for kilometres.
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Panther Chameleon: Madagascar's colour-shifting showpiece β turrets for eyes, a projectile tongue, and male colours that look painted.
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Verreaux's Sifaka: Madagascar's dancing lemur β white fur, vertical leaps, and sideways hops across the sand.
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Grey Mouse Lemur: Tiny night forager of Madagascar β huge eyes, soft grey fur, and torpor when food is scarce.
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Radiated Tortoise: Star-shell jewel of the south β radiant carapace patterns and a Critically Endangered island icon.
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Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko: Master of dead-leaf disguise β eyelash ridges, notched tail, and rainforest night magic.
Best places to spot wildlife
Isalo National Park
Southwest Madagascar
Sandstone canyons and dry forest, with ring-tailed lemurs, sifakas, and baobab-dotted horizons.
Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
Eastern Madagascar
Rainforest reserve where indri lemurs' haunting calls carry for kilometres , and night walks may reveal aye-ayes tapping for grubs.
Anja Community Reserve
Central Madagascar
Community-managed forest where ring-tailed lemurs sunbathe on granite boulders above the village.
Kirindy Forest
West Madagascar
Dry deciduous forest, with fossa, giant jumping rats, and aye-ayes foraging after dark.
Keep exploring
Species guides
- Ring-tailed Lemurrare β’ Dry Forest
- Aye-ayelegendary β’ Madagascar Rainforest
- Fossalegendary β’ Madagascar Forest
- Indrilegendary β’ Madagascar Rainforest
- Panther Chameleonrare β’ Madagascar Forest
- Verreaux's Sifakarare β’ Madagascar Dry Forest
- Grey Mouse Lemurcommon β’ Madagascar Dry Forest
- Radiated Tortoiselegendary β’ Madagascar Spiny Forest
- Satanic Leaf-tailed Geckorare β’ Madagascar Rainforest
Where to see them
- Ring-tailed Lemur in MadagascarWhere to find it
- Aye-aye in MadagascarWhere to find it
- Fossa in MadagascarWhere to find it
- Indri in MadagascarWhere to find it
- Panther Chameleon in MadagascarWhere to find it
- Verreaux's Sifaka in MadagascarWhere to find it
- Grey Mouse Lemur in MadagascarWhere to find it
- Radiated Tortoise in MadagascarWhere to find it
- Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko in MadagascarWhere to find it
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