Kirindy-Mitea National Park

Kirindy-Mitea National Park
Leioheterodon madagascariensis - Erdviper
Coordinates: 20 ° 48 ′ 37 ″  S , 44 ° 8 ′ 32 ″  E
Location:	Antananarivo , Madagascar
Specialty:	UICN category IV
Next city:	Morondava
Surface:	722 km²
Founding:	1997
Red-tailed weasel lemur

The Kirindy-Mitea National Park is a national park in the Menabe region on the west coast of Madagascar . It lies between the Maharivo and Lampaolo rivers and about 90 km south of the next larger city, Morondava .

fauna

Eleven species of mammals live in the Kirindy-Mitea National Park, ten of which are endemic species. This includes the Berthe mouse lemur , which occurs exclusively in this area, as well as 47 species of birds, including 33 endemic and 23 endemic reptiles.

flora

An endemic to Madagascar type of baobabs : Adansonia grandidieri

185 species have been recorded in this protected area, including the baobab tree ( Adansonia grandidieri ), which can reach a height of 40 meters, Givotia madagascariensis and Albizzia greveana , whose wood is used in traditional shipbuilding, the Colvillera racemosa and Uncarina stellulifera .

Web links

Commons : Kirindy Mitea National Park  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Park administration homepage ( Memento from February 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive )