Madagascar dry deciduous forests
The Madagascar dry deciduous forests represent a tropical dry forest ecoregion situated in the western and northern part of Madagascar. The area has high numbers of endemic plant and animal species but has suffered large-scale clearance for agriculture. They are among the world's richest and most distinctive dry forests and included in the Global 200 ecoregions by the World Wide Fund. The area is also home to distinctive limestone karst formations known as tsingy, including the World Heritage Site of Bemaraha.
| Madagascar dry deciduous forests | |
|---|---|
A portion of Anjajavy Forest, inset by a swath of mangrove forest | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Afrotropic |
| Biome | Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests |
| Borders | Madagascar subhumid forests, Madagascar succulent woodlands, Madagascar mangroves |
| Animals | Madagascar sideneck turtle, ploughshare tortoise, rhinoceros chameleon, Uroplatus guentheri |
| Bird species | Bernier's teal, Madagascar fish eagle, Sakalava rail |
| Mammal species | Golden-crowned sifaka, mongoose lemur, golden-brown mouse lemur |
| Geography | |
| Area | 152,100 km2 (58,700 sq mi) |
| Country | Madagascar |
| Elevation | 0–600 metres (0–1,969 ft) |
| Coordinates | 17°36′S 45°12′E |
| Geology | varied |
| Climate type | Tropical savanna climate (Aw) |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/Endangered |
| Global 200 | included |
| Protected | 5.79% |
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