Madagascar Tree Frog, Analamazoatra Reserve

Along with Mitsinjo, we took night walks along the road as, according to Barry, this was a good area to look for frogs. I was particularly hoping to see some of the tree frogs endemic to Madagascar, and indeed we came across a Green Bright-Eyed Frog. No bigger than my thumb, they're vibrantly coloured and surprisingly loud. We also came across the same tree frog species as in Ranomafana, a Madagascar Tree Frog sleeping on a banana leaf. Of course we saw a number of different chameleon species here. The first being a stunning Short Horned Chameleon roosting in low vegetation. The most distinctive feature of the Short Horned Chameleon is its large, ear-like occipital lobes. When threatened, it raises its ear-like flaps to increase its apparent size. Somehow Barry managed to find a bright green Canopy Chameleon. This was remarkable considering they normally live high up in the treetops; hence their name. We did see another species of mouse lemur here too, this time the Goodman's Mouse Lemur. However, they moved like lightning up in the trees and it was almost impossible to get a photograph. They were fantastic to watch though so I put the camera down and followed their antics with a torch.