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Monday, May 23, 2022 - Flew in from Antsiranana to Tana and loaded into two 4-wheel drive vehicles for the 4.5-hour drive down National Highway 2 - which needed a 4-wheel drive vehicle.

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This is the countryside about halfway through the drive.
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I had convinced everyone that if we had time we should stop at the Reptile Park which I visited the week before. Everyone was very excited about the colorful lizards.

This is a female Panther chameleon.
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And the male Panther chameleon
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The Elephant Ear chameleon
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Parson's chameleon
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Oustalet chameleon
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The Parson's chameleon's tail
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Panther chameleon
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They fed one of the Panther chameleons. I did not do well capturing the event. You can see the long tongue going for the cricket.
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Baron's Mantella - a small toxic frog - a little poisonous.
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The Satanic Leaf Tailed gecko - he has little horns over his eyes.
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Leaf Tailed gecko
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Tree Boa
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A Comet moth or Madagascan Moon moth - it is another Madagascar only insect and is endangered.
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Brown Leaf chameleon
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Madagascar Leaf-Nosed snake - he hunts lizards.
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Paroedura Masobe gecko is an endangered species of reptile endemic to Madagascar.
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We arrived in Andasibe for the night walk - which was pretty easy as we simply walked along the road and looked into the jungle.

This is a Boophis - Bright-Eyed frog.
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The frogs were the real draw on the night walk. This is another Boophis the Fiery Bright-Eyed frog.
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The Satanic Leaf-Tailed gecko - only found in Madagascar - endangered.
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The only lemur we spotted was the Mouse lemur - we saw several pairs of eyes and then this one stayed around - but not long enough for anyone to get a picture - we would have another chance in the south.
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