This report documents a case of envenomation by a Malagasy opisthoglyphous snake, Langaha madagascariensis. The snake bit the finger of a healthy adult man who was attempting to record its ...

This plant has several names, including Madagascar spur flower, Swedish ivy and mintleaf. Botanical name: Plectranthus madagascariensis ‘Marginatus’, aka variegated plectranthus. Catmint– emits an ...

Madtsoia wasn’t the biggest, but it was one of the most resilient. This ancient snake lived through the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs. How? Simple: low-maintenance living.

The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is perhaps one of Madagascar’s most unusual endemic mammals, featuring an appearance so peculiar that local superstitions have unfortunately led to ...

The Far Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) is the largest shorebird in the world and migrates from Siberia to Australia, and is down to 20% of their original numbers. Wetlands, critical ...

With its oversized ears, bulging yellow eyes, and skeletal middle finger, Madagascar’s aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) bears an uncanny resemblance to Jabba the Hutt’s cackling court jester, ...

including the Philippine duck (Anas luzonica), black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor), Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes), Far Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis), and Malaysian plover ...

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Photo: DENR 9 ) SWNR supports five waterbird species (namely: Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis); Great Egret (Ardeaalba); Little Egret (Egretta garzetta); Intermediate Egret (Egretta ...

As the fruiting body ages and weathers, the gleba erodes and the peridioles of spores are dispersed. The new species was named P. madagascariensis after Madagascar.

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