Kalambatritra Reserve
Kalambatritra Special Reserve is a wildlife reserve in southern Madagascar. It is to the north of Andohahela National Park, south-west of the Manombo Special Reserve and contains many endemic species, including forty-five endemic bird species.
Geography
This reserve is within the commune of Begogo, in Anosy Region and east of Betroka. The Kalambatritra massif is a series of undulating hills and steep summits and is part of the Antaivondro-Kalambatritra mountain chain. The many small streams feed the Ionaivo, Mananara and Mandrare rivers.The dominant ethnic group in the area is the Bara people.
Flora and fauna
The humid, evergreen forest is relatively undisturbed and divided into blocks with savannahs of the coarse grass inbetween. Among the 699 species of plants so far recorded on the reserve, two families are endemic; the Torricelliaceae, including Melanophylla alnifolia and the Sarcolaenaceae including Leptolaena pauciflora, which, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature is an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.Seventy-four species of birds are known from the reserve, of which forty-five are endemic. They are all listed as of least concern except Meller's duck, which is listed as endangered and the wedge-tailed jery, Madagascan yellowbrow, Grey-crowned Tetraka, Pollen's Vanga and Rufous-headed ground roller which are all listed as near threatened.
Lemurs found on the reserve are listed below.
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