Saturday, May 21, 2022 - The next morning and afternoon we went on hikes to the Amber Mountain park.

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On the way to the park the drivers spotted a chameleon
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Then just further down a green Panther chameleon was crossing the road.
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On our hike our first discovery was a male Amber Mountain chameleon
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Here the Amber Mountain chameleon is making avery slow escape from the photographers.
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This guy has a rhino-like horn - it is the Northern Blue Nose chameleon.
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We spotted a bunch if caterpillars gathered on a branch.
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The Madagascar Dwarf gecko blends into the rocks.
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This little brown frog was hard to spot even when pointed out.
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This little frog had a pretty color and an odd nose. The Tomato frog is found only in Madagascar
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The Sanford's Brown lemur is only found in the forests of northern Madagascar.
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Sanford's Brown lemur high up in a tree.

The diet of this species consists primarily of fruit, but includes other plant parts according to seasonal availability, and also includes the occasional invertebrate (e.g., centipedes, millipedes and spiders).
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A male Sanford's Brown lemur watching the photographers.

Sanford's brown lemur is considered to be Endangered, and among the rarest of the brown lemurs.
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Male and female Sanford's Brown lemur.

There is no evidence of female dominance in this species, which is unusual for lemurs but appears to be frequent in brown lemur species.
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Another hiding species in the forest - how the guides saw the caterpillar is beyond me - it blended in to the moss covered rock perfectly.
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A Dwarf gecko.
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A green chameleon in the green forest.
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a waterfall deep in the rainforest.
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Water trickles down a wall of moss.
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A small Boophis frog.
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Near a waterfall a - Bright Eyed Boophis frog.
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The forest.
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An old tree trunk bark and moss mixed.
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Colorful camouflage pattern on tree bark.
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A Gasteracantha spider in the Orb Weaver family.
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A tiny bright bug
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The little bug on a leaf.
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A Plated Leaf chameleon - little brown pup.
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Colorful fungus
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This butterfly stopped long enough for everyone to photograph.
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On the branch in the picture is a Mossy Leaf-Tailed gecko - can you spot it? Our guide told us there was a lizard in the bush. We all looked and said no - you are joking. You really had to focus to see the lizard

The head is to the left.
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One of the guides accidentally bumped the bush and the Mossy Leaf-Tailed gecko jumped up on a branch - now you can see the lizard easily.


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