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Tapia Forest Madagascar

"This ecoregion contains a large number of endemic species, found in the remaining forest patches and also in some wetland areas, but the remaining habitats are highly fragmented and surrounded by a sea of anthropogenic grasslands and agricultural areas that have almost no biological value. This ecoregion is the site of some of the major extinctions of recent times, including that of the world’s largest flightless bird (Aepyornis maximus), and a number of large lemurs. With only small fragmented areas of habitat left within most areas of this ecoregion, there is a high risk of further species extinction in the near future. "

Species Endemic to this region:

Lemurs:

Alaotran gentle lemur.
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)
Red-fronted lemur (Eulemur rufifrons)
Nighttime
Gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)
Red-tailed sportive lemur (Lepilemur ruficaudatus)
Coquerel's giant mouse lemur (Mirza coquereli)

Shrew:
microgale nasoloi 

Birds:

Alaotra Little grebe
Madagascar pochard
cryptic warbler
yellow-browed oxylabes
brown emutail 
Slender Billed Flufftail
Madagascar Snipe 
Madagascar Rail 
Analavelona massif

Lizards:

Chameleon
Calumma oshaughnessyi ambreensis, C. tsaratananensis, Furcifer petteri, Brookesia ambreesis, B. antakarana, B. lineata, and B. lolontany in the northern and northwestern portion; and C. fallax, F. campani, and F. minor

Skinks
Mabuya grnadidieri, M. madagascariensis, M. nancycoutouae, Amphiglossus meva, and Androngo crenni; the geckos Lygodactylus blanci and Phelsuma klemmeri, and the plated lizard Zonosaurus ornatus

Snakes
Pseudoxyrhopus ankafinensis, Liopholidophis grandidieri, and L. sexlineatus

Amphibians
microhylids Rhombophryne testudo, Scaphiophryne goettliebi, the mantellids Mantella crocea, M. cowani, and Mantidactylus domerguei; and the rhacophorids Boophis laurenti and B. microtympanum.