Lavasoa-Ambatotsirongorongo Mountains
Lavasoa-Ambatotsirongorongo Mountains are a mountain chain in southern Madagascar. They are situated in the municipalities of Sarasambo, Ankaramena, Ranopiso and Analapatsy, 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Fort Dauphin.[1] They are composed of three peaks:[2]
- Grand Lavasoa (823 m (2,700 ft))
- Petit Lavasoa (617 m (2,024 ft))
- Ambatotsirongorongo (438 m (1,437 ft))
The Lavasoa dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus lavasoensis), a small, nocturnal strepsirrhine primate and a species of lemur was discovered in the 21st century. The primate, endemic to three small, isolated patches of forest on the southern slopes of the Lavasoa Mountains, was named after the mountain itself.
References[edit]
- ^ ambatotsirongorongo-forest restauration
- ^ Andreas Hapke; Tony B. D. Andrianaivo; Mark Gligor; Emilienne Razafimahatratra (2013). "Range Shifts of Mouse Lemurs in South-Eastern Madagascar: Evidence from Mitochondrial Genetic Data". In Judith Masters; Marco Gamba; Fabien Génin (eds.). Leaping Ahead: Advances in Prosimian Biology. Springer. pp. 71–77. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-4511-1_8. ISBN 978-1-4614-4510-4.