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Semi dry lowland forests

This type of forest is nowedays very rare as most of it has been destroyed for agricultural development, housing etc.
Some patches are still left though and they show a glimps into the past when vast area's of the island where covered with this type of vegetation
Sandy beach.
Sandy beach.		 Corals and sea urchins.
Corals and sea urchins.		 Phaethon lepturus
Phaethon lepturus		 Phaethon lepturus
Phaethon lepturus		 Foudia madagascariensis
Foudia madagascariensis
Coconut lane.
Coconut lane.		 Cryptopus elatus
Cryptopus elatus		 Cryptopus elatus. Red spots.
Cryptopus elatus. Red spots.		 Cryptopus elatus. Red spots.
Cryptopus elatus. Red spots.		 Cryptopus elatus. Yellow and red spots.
Cryptopus elatus. Yellow and red spots.
Cryptopus elatus
Cryptopus elatus		 Cryptopus elatus. Closer
Cryptopus elatus. Closer		 Cryptopus elatus red and yellow spots.
Cryptopus elatus red and yellow spots.		 Cryptopus elatus yellow spots.
Cryptopus elatus yellow spots.		 Cryptopus elatus simple lip.
Cryptopus elatus simple lip.
Cryptopus elatus. Close-up side.
Cryptopus elatus. Close-up side.		 Cryptopus elatus. Excellent clone.
Cryptopus elatus. Excellent clone.		 Cryptopus elatus. Fruit.
Cryptopus elatus. Fruit.		 Angraecum patens.
Angraecum patens.		 Angraecum patens.
Angraecum patens.
Angraecum patens. Close-up.
Angraecum patens. Close-up.		 Disperis cordata
Disperis cordata		 Disperis cordata. Close-up.
Disperis cordata. Close-up.		 Disperis cordata. Close-up.
Disperis cordata. Close-up.		 Disperis cordata. With hand.
Disperis cordata. With hand.
Disperis cordata
Disperis cordata		 Disperis tripetaloides
Disperis tripetaloides		 Disperis tripetaloides
Disperis tripetaloides		 Disperis tripetaloides. Close-up.
Disperis tripetaloides. Close-up.		 Disperis tripetaloides. Close-up side.
Disperis tripetaloides. Close-up side.
Disperis sp. Young plant.
Disperis sp. Young plant.		 Oeceoclades monophylla.
Oeceoclades monophylla.		 Oeceoclades monophylla.
Oeceoclades monophylla.		 Oeceoclades monophylla. Closer.
Oeceoclades monophylla. Closer.		 Oeceoclades monophylla. Close-up.
Oeceoclades monophylla. Close-up.
Oeceoclades monophylla. Close-up side.
Oeceoclades monophylla. Close-up side.		 Oeceoclades monophylla. Camouflage foliage.
Oeceoclades monophylla. Camouflage foliage.		 Oeceoclades maculata with old seedpods.
Oeceoclades maculata with old seedpods.		 Oeceoclades monophylla
Oeceoclades monophylla		 Cynorkis purpurascens
Cynorkis purpurascens
Corymborkis corymbis.
Corymborkis corymbis.		 Agarista salicifolia.
Agarista salicifolia.		 Agarista salicifolia. Closer.
Agarista salicifolia. Closer.		 Agarista salicifolia. Close-up.
Agarista salicifolia. Close-up.		 Pandanus sylvestris
Pandanus sylvestris
Cossinia pinnata
Cossinia pinnata		 Cricket.
Cricket.		 Crotalaria retusa.
Crotalaria retusa.		 Plant from the pea family growing near the sea shore.
Plant from the pea family growing near the sea shore.		 Caterpillar of Danaus chrysippus.
Caterpillar of Danaus chrysippus.
Small butterfly
Small butterfly		 Crab.
Crab.		 Gecko.
Gecko.		 Giant snale.
Giant snale.		 Spider with odd nest.
Spider with odd nest.
Chamaeleo pardalis.
Chamaeleo pardalis.		 Chamaeleo pardalis. Closer.
Chamaeleo pardalis. Closer.		 Chameleo pardalis
Chameleo pardalis		 Chameleo pardalis
Chameleo pardalis		 Chameleo pardalis
Chameleo pardalis
Chameleo pardalis
Chameleo pardalis		 Phelsuma laticauda
Phelsuma laticauda		 Phelsuma laticauda. Close-up.
Phelsuma laticauda. Close-up.		 Cryptopus elatus. Red spots. Closer.
Cryptopus elatus. Red spots. Closer.		 Cryptopus elatus. Red spots. Closer.
Cryptopus elatus. Red spots. Closer.
Cryptopus elatus. Red spots. Closer.
Cryptopus elatus. Red spots. Closer.		 Cryptopus elatus. Red spots. Closer.
Cryptopus elatus. Red spots. Closer.		 Cryptopus elatus. Red spots. Close-up.
Cryptopus elatus. Red spots. Close-up.		 Cryptopus elatus. Red spots. Close-up.
Cryptopus elatus. Red spots. Close-up.		 Cryptopus elatus. Red spots. Close-up.
Cryptopus elatus. Red spots. Close-up.
Cryptopus elatus. Yellow spots.
Cryptopus elatus. Yellow spots.		 Cryptopus elatus. Yellow spots. Closer.
Cryptopus elatus. Yellow spots. Closer.		 Cryptopus elatus. Yellow spots. Close-up.
Cryptopus elatus. Yellow spots. Close-up.		 Sapindaceae sp.
Sapindaceae sp.		 Sapindaceae sp. Closer.
Sapindaceae sp. Closer.
Angraecum eburneum
Angraecum eburneum		 Dracaena reflexa var angustifolia
Dracaena reflexa var angustifolia		 Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia
Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia 		Gaertnera vaginata
Gaertnera vaginata		 Gaertnera vaginata. Close-up.
Gaertnera vaginata. Close-up.
Graphorkis concolor
Graphorkis concolor		 Graphorkis concolor
Graphorkis concolor		 Graphorkis concolor. Closer.
Graphorkis concolor. Closer.		 Graphorkis concolor. Close-up.
Graphorkis concolor. Close-up.		 Bulbophyllum longiflorum
Bulbophyllum longiflorum
Bulbophyllum longiflorum. Closer.
Bulbophyllum longiflorum. Closer.		 Bulbophyllum longiflorum. Closer with fly.
Bulbophyllum longiflorum. Closer with fly.		 Bulbophyllum longiflorum. Close-up.
Bulbophyllum longiflorum. Close-up.		 Cynorkis purpurascens
Cynorkis purpurascens		 Cynorkis purpurascens. Close-up.
Cynorkis purpurascens. Close-up.
Jumellea recta
Jumellea recta		 Jumellea recta. Closer.
Jumellea recta. Closer.		 Rhipsalis baccifera
Rhipsalis baccifera		 Rhipsalis baccifera
Rhipsalis baccifera		 Rhipsalis baccifera. Closer.
Rhipsalis baccifera. Closer.
Rhipsalis baccifera. Close-up.
Rhipsalis baccifera. Close-up.

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Reena 25-Jan-2012 08:08
really great pictures. I must see
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