Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve

The structure and altitude of the mountain create unique climate for the area, which is characterised by high rainfall from November to April.

Moisture-laden Chiperoni winds from the Indian Ocean cool and condense as they climb the mountain's southern slopes, creating fogs that nourish lush forests and tea plantations.

This climate favours the development of unique ecology of rare and endemic life forms which contribute to the massif's high biodiversity.

[citation needed] Mulanje Massif is an enclave of Afromontane flora and fauna, which occupies Africa's high altitude areas and is distinctive from the neighboring lowlands.

Other distinctive species include the limbless burrowing skink Melanoceps ater and Ruo River Screeching Frog (Arthroleptis francei), and the endemic Mount Mulanje Pygmy Chameleon (Rhampholeon platyceps) and Mulanje Chameleon (Nadzikambia mlanjensis).