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Mammals (43)

Ambondro (Genus) Flynn, Parrish, Rakotosamimanana, Simpson & Wyss, 1999

Ambondro mahabo

Archaeoindris (Genus) Standing, 1908

Archaeolemur (Genus) Filhol, 1895

Avahi (Genus) Jourdan, 1834 - avahi, woolly lemur

Avahi cleesei Thalmann & Geissmann, 2005

Avahi mooreorum 2008 - Moore's woolly lemur

Babakotia (Genus) Godfrey, Simons, Chatrath & Rakotosamimanana, 1990

Bibymalagasia (Order) MacPhee, 1994

Eulemur (Genus) Simons & Rumpler, 1988 - lemurs

Eulemur macaco (C. Linnaeus, 1766) - black lemur

Eulemur macaco macaco (C. Linnaeus, 1766)

Hadropithecus (Genus) Lorenz von Liburnau, 1899

Lepilemur mitsinjonensis Lewis, 2004

Lepilemur scottorum 2008 - Scott's sportive lemur

Lepilemur seali Lewis, 2004

Megaladapis (Genus) Forsyth Major, 1893 - koala lemurs

Mesopropithecus (Genus) Standing, 1905

Microcebus berthae R.M. Rasoloarison et al., 2000

Microcebus bongolavensis G. Olivieri et al., 2006

Microcebus danfossi G. Olivieri et al., 2006

Microcebus griseorufus Kollman, 1910

Microcebus jollyae E.E. Louis Jr. et al., 2006 - Jolly's mouse lemur

Microcebus lokobensis G. Olivieri et al., 2006

Microcebus mittermeieri E.E. Louis Jr. et al., 2006 - Mittermeier's mouse lemur

Microcebus murinus (J.F. Miller, 1777) - lesser mouse-lemur

Microcebus myoxinus Peters, 1852

Microcebus ravelobensis E. Zimmermann et al., 1997 - golden-brown mouse lemur

Microcebus rufus É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1828[1834] - russet mouse-lemur

Microcebus sambiranensis R.M. Rasoloarison et al., 2000

Microcebus simmonsi E.E. Louis Jr. et al., 2006

Microcebus tavaratra R.M. Rasoloarison et al., 2000

Miniopterus gleni Peterson, Eger & Mitchell, 1995

Mirza (Genus) Gray, 1870 - giant mouse lemurs

Mirza coquereli (A. Grandidier, 1867) - Coquerel's dwarf lemur

Myzopoda (Genus) Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1878 - Old World sucker-footed bat

Myzopoda aurita Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1878 - sucker-footed bat

Myzopoda schliemanni 2007

Myzopodidae (Family) Thomas, 1904

Palaeopropithecus (Genus) G. Grandidier, 1899

Plesiorycteropodinae (Subfamily) Patterson, 1975

Plesiorycteropus (Genus) Filhol, 1895

Salanoia durrelli 2010 - Durrell's vontsira

Birds (26)

Aepyornis gracilis Monnier, 1913

Aepyornis hildebrandti Burckhardt, 1893

Aepyornis maximus Geoffroy-Saint Hilaire, 1851 - great elephant bird

Aepyornis medius Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1866

Aepyornithidae (Family) (Bonaparte, 1853) - elephant birds

Alopochen sirabensis (Andrews, 1897)

Aythya innotata (Salvadori, 1894) - Madagascar pochard

Centrornis majori Andrews, 1897

Coturnix (Genus) Bonnaterre, 1790

Coturnix delegorguei Delegorgue, 1847 - harlequin quail

Coua berthae Goodman & Ravoavy, 1993

Coua primaeva Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1895

Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot, 1816) - fulvous whistling-duck

Dendrocygna viduata (C. Linnaeus, 1766) - white-faced whistling-duck

Galliformes (Order) Temminck, 1820 - fowl

Margaroperdix (Genus) Reichenbach, 1853

Mullerornis agilis Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1894

Mullerornis betsilei Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1894

Mullerornis rudis Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1894

Phasianidae (Family) Vigors, 1825 - turkeys, grouse, pheasants and partridges

Phasianoidea (Superfamily) Vigors, 1825

Sarkidiornis melanotos melanotos (Pennant, 1769) - African comb-duck

Stephanoaetus mahery Goodman, 1994

Thalassornis (Genus) Eyton, 1838

Thalassornis leuconotus Eyton, 1838 - white-backed duck

Vanellus madagascariensis Goodman, 1997

Reptiles (3)

Exallodontophis albignaci

Majungatholus (Genus) Sues & Taquet, 1979

Weigeltisauridae (Family) - weigeltisaurids

Amphibians (3)

Beelzebufo (Genus) S.E. Evans et al., 2008

Beelzebufo ampinga S.E. Evans et al., 2008

Triadobatrachus (Genus) Kuhn, 1962

Fishes (13)

Anchariidae (Family)

Ancharius (Genus) Steindachner, 1880

Ancharius griseus H.H. Ng & J. Sparks, 2005

Gogo (Genus) H.H. Ng & J. Sparks, 2005

Gogo arcuatus H.H. Ng & J. Sparks, 2005

Gogo ornatus H.H. Ng & J. Sparks, 2005

Pachypanchax arnoulti P.V. Loiselle, 2006

Pachypanchax nuchimaculatus (Guichenot, 1866)

Pachypanchax omalonotus (Duméril, 1861) Myers, 1933 - powder-blue panchax

Pachypanchax patriciae P.V. Loiselle, 2006

Pachypanchax sakaramyi (Holly, 1928) Myers, 1933

Pachypanchax sparksorum P.V. Loiselle, 2006

Pachypanchax varatraza P.V. Loiselle, 2006

Insects (14)

Aptinoma (Genus) B.L. Fisher, 2009

Aptinoma antongil B.L. Fisher, 2009

Aptinoma mangabe B.L. Fisher, 2009

Camponotus concolor Forel, 1891

Chauvinia (Genus) Heinrich, 1938

Paraparatrechina myops LaPolla et al., 2010

Paraparatrechina ocellatula LaPolla et al., 2010

Petrothrincidae (Family) K.M.F. Scott, 1985

Philorheithridae (Family) M.E. Mosely, 1936

Proceratium google B.L. Fisher, 2005

Ravavy (Genus) B.L. Fisher, 2009

Ravavy miafina B.L. Fisher, 2009

Semidalis copalina Meunier, 1910b

Zorotypus delamarei Paulian

Crustaceans (4)

Afrocyclops pauliani

Palinurus barbarae

Schramine gondwanae (Brambilla et al., 2002)

Schramine mamoroi (Pasini & Garassino, 2007)

Spiders (86)

Acantharachne giltayi Lessert, 1938

Acantharachne madecassa Emerit, 2000

Acantharachne milloti Emerit, 2000

Acrosomoides acrosomoides (O. P.-Cambridge, 1879)

Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863

Araneus isabella (Vinson, 1863)

Araneus kraepelini (Lenz, 1891)

Araneus lenzi (Roewer, 1942)

Araneus madagascaricus (Strand, 1908)

Araneus margitae (Strand, 1917)

Araneus nossibeus (Strand, 1907)

Araneus pallescens (Lenz, 1891)

Araneus saccalava (Strand, 1907)

Araneus sambava (Strand, 1907)

Archaeidae (Family) C.L. Koch & Berendt, 1854 - assassin spiders

Argiope coquereli (Vinson, 1863)

Argiope ranomafanensis Bjørn, 1997

Caerostris cowani Butler, 1882

Caerostris ecclesiigera Butler, 1882

Caerostris extrusa Butler, 1882

Caerostris hirsuta (Simon, 1895)

Caerostris mitralis (Vinson, 1863)

Caerostris sexcuspidata (Fabricius, 1793)

Chorizopes antongilensis Emerit, 1997

Chorizopes madagascariensis Emerit, 1997

Coelossia trituberculata Simon, 1903

Cyclosa hova Strand, 1907

Cyclosa sanctibenedicti (Vinson, 1863)

Cyphalonotus columnifer Simon, 1903

Cyrtarachne ixoides (Simon, 1870)

Cyrtarachne madagascariensis Emerit, 2000

Desis crosslandi Pocock, 1903

Exechocentrus lancearius Simon, 1889

Gallieniella betroka Platnick, 1984

Gallieniella blanci Platnick, 1984

Gallieniella mygaloides Millot, 1947

Gasteracantha rhomboidea madagascariensis Vinson, 1863

Gasteracantha rufithorax Simon, 1881

Gasteracantha sanguinolenta andrefanae Emerit, 1974

Gasteracantha sanguinolenta bigoti Emerit, 1974

Gasteracantha sanguinolenta mangrovae Emerit, 1974

Gasteracantha thorelli Keyserling, 1864

Gasteracantha versicolor avaratrae Emerit, 1974

Gasteracantha versicolor formosa Vinson, 1863

Genysa decorsei (Simon, 1902)

Genysa decorsei (Simon, 1902), nom. praeocc.

Ischalea incerta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1877)

Isoxya cowani (Butler, 1882)

Isoxya mahafalensis Emerit, 1974

Isoxya milloti Emerit, 1974

Isoxya reuteri (Lenz, 1886)

Larinia tamatave (Grasshoff, 1971)

Legendrena angavokely Platnick, 1984

Legendrena perinet Platnick, 1984

Legendrena rolandi Platnick, 1984

Legendrena rothi Platnick, 1995

Legendrena spiralis Platnick, 1995

Legendrena steineri Platnick, 1990

Legendrena tamatave Platnick, 1984

Madacantha nossibeana (Strand, 1916) Emerit, 1970

Nemoscolus waterloti Berland, 1920

Neoscona angulatula (Schenkel, 1937)

Neoscona cereolella cereolella (Strand, 1907)

Neoscona triangula mensamontella (Strand, 1907)

Nephila komaci Kuntner & Coddington, 2009 - Komac's golden orb spider

Paraplectana walleri walleri (Blackwall, 1865)

Pararaneus uncivulva (Strand, 1907)

Parmatergus coccinelloides ambrae Emerit, 1994

Parmatergus coccinelloides coccinelloides Emerit, 1994

Parmatergus lens Emerit, 1994

Pasilobus antongilensis Emerit, 2000

Pasilobus capuroni Emerit, 2000

Platyoides grandidieri Simon, 1903

Platyoides mailaka Platnick, 1985

Platyoides ravina Andriamalala & Ubick, 2007

Platyoides vao Andriamalala & Ubick, 2007

Platyoides velonus Platnick, 1985

Poltys kochi Keyserling, 1864

Poltys reuteri Lenz, 1886

Poltys vesicularis Simon, 1889

Prasonica albolimbata Simon, 1895

Prasonica seriata Simon, 1895

Prasonicella cavipalpis Grasshoff, 1971

Pronous tetralobus Simon, 1895

Pycnacantha fuscosa Simon, 1903

Thelacantha brevispina (Doleschall, 1857)

Arthropods (5)

Amblyomma geochelone Durden, Keirans & Smith, 2002

Augusta glyphica (Guérin, 1839)

Gamasodes plenigranosus Athias-Henriot, 1980

Haemaphysalis simplicima Hoogstraal & Wassef, 1979

Phorytocarpais casulatus Athias-Henriot, 1980

Molluscs (2)

Sepia (Doratosepion) bathyalis Khromov et al., 1991

Sepia (Doratosepion) tala Khromov et al., 1991

Annelids (2)

Cossurella (Genus) Hartman, 1975

Eupolyodontes thomassini Pettibone, 1989

Plants (19)

Nepenthaceae (Family) Bercht. & J. Presl, 1820, nom. cons. - East Indian pitcher-plant family

Nepenthes (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1753 - pitcher plants

Psammiosorus (Genus) Christensen, 1932

Ravenala madagascariensis Sonnerat - traveler's palm

Ravenea albicans (Jum.) Beentje (1994)

Ravenea dransfieldii Beentje (1994)

Ravenea glauca Jum. & H. Perrier - mini majestic palm

Ravenea julietiae Beentje (1994)

Ravenea krociana H.J. Beentje - Kroc's palm

Ravenea lakatra (Jum.) Beentje (1994)

Ravenea latisecta Jum. (1927)

Ravenea louvelii Beentje (1994)

Ravenea madagascariensis Becc., 1906 - Madagascar majestic palm

Ravenea musicalis H.J. Beentje - Torendriky palm

Ravenea nana Beentje (1994)

Ravenea rivularis Jum. & H. Perrier - majestic palm

Ravenea robustior Jum. & H. Perrier

Ravenea sambiranensis Jum. & H. Perrier - Soindro palm

Ravenea xerophila Jum. (1933) - Anivona palm

Geological entities (3)

African Shield

Madagascar (Island)

Ur

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