Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park

[3] Several locally endemic species such as the endangered Hubbard's or Zombitse sportive lemur (Lepilemur hubbardorum) are known only from the Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park area.

[7] While there are no watercourses, the springs and small wetlands in the park act as a reservoir, feeding the tributaries of the Teheza and the Fiherenana rivers.

[5] "At Zombitse-Vohibasia it is found in the dense underbrush of undisturbed, dry, deciduous forest at about 600-800 m (Morris and Hawkins 1998).

The Nasolo's Shrew Tenrec (Microgale nasoloi) is listed as vulnerable and is known from here and two other sites[4] Other endemic mammals documented here include Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)(VU), robust yellow bat (Scotophilus robustus)(NT), Peters's wrinkle-lipped bat (Mormopterus jugularis)(VU)[5] and bastard big-footed mouse Macrotarsomys bastardi (LC).

[9] Thirty-three species of reptile have been documented here, including Standing's day gecko (Phelsuma standingi)(VU).

[13] Other species with the type locality in the Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park are: Botanical inventory of the area now called Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park began with collections by Perrier de la Bâthie in 1910, followed by intensive inventories in the 1950s.

[16] The main landscapes found in the park are forests, woodlands, open grasslands and there are also some limited wetland areas.

[11] The canopy trees of the forests average 10–16 m tall[7] and are primarily members of the families Euphorbiaceae and Fabaceae (e.g. Pongamiopsis pervilleana).

[11] Woodlands form a transition zone between forest and grassland and have scattered patches of shrubs or small trees such as Dicoma incana, Dalbergia sp., Stereosperum euphoroides, Rhopalocarpus lucidus, Fernandoa madagascariensis, and Diospyros sakalavarum.

[11] Wetlands are not extensive, but Ravenea rivularis (Arecaceae) and Pandanus xerophyta (Pandanaceae) can be found in these moister habitats as well as Cyperus spp.

[2] Forested areas have declined significantly, based on comparisons between 1949 and 1994 aerial photographs and the vegetation is thought to be floristically reduced due to fire, grazing and selective browsing.

Giant Coua in Zombitse-Vohibasia NP
Madagascar periwinkle in Zombitse-Vohibasia NP
Baobab in Zombitse-Vohibasia NP
white-browed owl in dense shrub in Zombitse-Vohibasia NP
Zombitse-Vohibasia welcome sign