{"id":12,"date":"2013-11-19T21:58:32","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T21:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/ankoatsifaka\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2013-12-05T21:58:53","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T21:58:53","slug":"fauna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/ankoatsifaka\/fauna\/","title":{"rendered":"Fauna"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a wide range of animals found in the park, including at least 6 species of amphibians, 29 species of reptiles, 57 species of birds, 10 species of small mammals (5 tenrecs, a shrew, 2 rodents), as well as 8-10 lemurs. The two species that have been studied the most at the Ankoatsifaka Research Station are the Verreaux\u2019s sifaka and the fosa.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Verreaux\u2019s sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi<\/i>)
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis [link to Sifaka Research Project]
\n\"fauna2\"<\/a>\u00a0\"fauna1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Red-fronted brown lemur (Eulemur rufifrons<\/i>)
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna3\"<\/a> \"fauna4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Red-tailed sportive lemur (Lepilemur ruficaudatus<\/i>)
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna5\"<\/a> \"fauna6\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus<\/i>)
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna7\"<\/a> \"fauna8\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Fork-marked lemur (Phaner sp.<\/i>)
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna9\"<\/a> \"fauna10\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta<\/i>)
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Other mammals:<\/h3>\n

Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox<\/i>)
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna12\"<\/a>\u00a0\"fauna11\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata<\/i>)
\n[?]<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Reptiles:<\/h3>\n

Mimophis mahafalensis <\/i>
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna13\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Leaf-nosed Snake (Langaha madagascariensis<\/i>)
\nPhoto credit: Damien Caillaud
\n\"fauna14\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Girdled Lizard (Tracheloptychus madagascariensis<\/i>)
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna15\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Giant Hognose Snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis<\/i>)
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna16\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hemidactylus sp.<\/i>
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna17\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Madagascar velvet gecko (Blaesodactylus sakalava<\/i>)
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna18\"<\/a>\u00a0\"fauna19\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Geckolepis <\/i>sp.
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n[?]<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Birds:<\/h3>\n

Paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata<\/i>)
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna20\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Vanga
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna21\"<\/a>\u00a0\"fauna22\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Madagascar buzzard (Buteo <\/i>brachypterus<\/i>)
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna23\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Crested coua
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna24\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Hoopoe (Upupa epops<\/i>)
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna25\"<\/a><\/p>\n

??
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna26\"<\/a><\/p>\n

??
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna27\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Coua
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna28\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Magpie Robin (Copsychus albospecularis)
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna29\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Sakalava weaver (Ploceus sakalava)
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna30\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Madagascar Harrier Hawk (Polyboroides radiatus)
\nPhoto credit: Rebecca Lewis
\n\"fauna31\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Madagascar Ibis
\n\"fauna32\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Invertebrates:<\/h3>\n

Locus
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