| | Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Madagascar spiny thickets (AT1311) |
 | | Many more species are endemic to the ecoregion including the rock dwelling iguanids Oplurus saxicola and O. |
 | | fihereniensis, the day gecko Phelsuma breviceps, nocturnal geckos Ebenavia maintimainty and Matoatoa brevipes, and the snake Liophidium chabaudi. |
 | | There are 8 bird species endemic to the ecoregion and an additional 2 bird species that live only on the western drier side of the island (Nicoll and Langrand 1989, Stattersfield et al. |
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