Madagascar is an island that's no stranger to natural disasters, in particular cyclones. This is because it's located in the ...

This is particularly true in island ecosystems, such as Madagascar, where endemic species are confined.

A video by media outlet Le Monde Afrique titled “In Madagascar, 95 percent of the lemur species are facing extinction” highlights this threat: The loss of endemic Malagasy species also has a ...

“This species was very active after rain in late ... micro-endemism is generally thought to be the rule in this Madagascar-endemic subfamily of microhylid frogs,” Scherz wrote.

Labord's chameleon, found in western Madagascar, holds the shortest lifespan record for tetrapods, living just four to five months. They reach sexual ...