Midongy du Sud National Park

Midongy du Sud National Park
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Coordinates: 23 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  S , 46 ° 55 ′ 0 ″  E
Location:	Fianarantsoa , Madagascar
Specialty:	UICN category VI
Next city:	Farafangana , Befotaka
Surface:	1,921.98 km²
Founding:	1997
Address:	www.parcs-madagascar.com

The Midongy du Sud National Park , also called Midongy-Befotaka , is a national park in Madagascar .

geography

It is located in the Atsimo-Atsinanana region , approx. 42 km from Befotaka and 90 km from Vangaindrano . It extends to an altitude between 689 and 1679 m. Its highest peak is the Mont Papango mountain .

fauna

Many endemic species of reptiles, birds and lemurs live in the national park . a .:

• the leaf- tailed gecko Arongo ( Uroplatus fimbriatus ).
• the predator Fossa , also known as the ferret cat.
• the chameleon ( Furcifer verrucosus ).
• the spur cuckoo Toloho or Centropus toulou , an endemic species of bird.
• the rare collar lemur ( Eulemur collaris ).
• Sifakas ( Propithecus sp.)
• the Schuppenerdracke ( Geobiastes squamigera ).
• the endemic striped throat thrush ( Neomixis striatigula ).

flora

The national park protects 14 threatened species on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ).

The forest of Midongy du Sud consists largely of rosewood and ebony species . However, 48 ferns and medicinal plants also grow here , u. a. Mystroxylon aethiopicum of the family Celastracaeae , Medinilla , and the Ranavao or Dilobeia thouars .

In addition, the native orchids Aeranthes caudata and Bulbophyllum vestitum, which are protected in the CITES II appendix, can also be found here .

gallery

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  Spur cuckoo Toloho

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  Leaf- tailed gecko Arongo

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  Tarondro ( Furcifer verrucosus)

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  Brachypteracias squamiger

See also

• National parks in Madagascar
• Atsimo-Atsinanana

Web links

• Madagascar National Park - Andohahela National Park