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Reptiles of Madagascar —
Madagascar is home to more than 300 species of reptiles of which more than 90 percent are endemic (36 of the 64 genera found on the island are also found nowhere else). Madagascar's reptile fauna includes lizards, snakes, turtles and tortoises, and crocodiles.
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Reptile species counts
for selected parks
according to ANGAP:
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Madagascar's reptiles are as unusual as they are unique. The island lacks pythons, which are found in nearby Africa and throughout Asia, along with front-fanged venomous snakes. Equally strange, Madagascar's iguanid lizards and boas have their closest relatives in South America.
The uniqueness of the island's reptiles has resulted in widespread collecting for the exotic-pet trade. Some species of chameleons, geckos, and tortoises are threatened due to unsustainable collection.
LIZARDS
Geckos {Day geckos | Uroplatus | Other geckos}
Chameleons {True chameleons | Brookesia chameleons}
Skinks
Iguanids
TURTLES & TORTOISES
SNAKES
CROCODILES
REPTILE PICTURES
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