Kirindy, biological interest siteby | 14-08-2017 07:06 |
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![]() Kirindy is a professional forestry training center in Morondava. It consists of a dry deciduous forest, savannah trees Malagasy. It is located in the west of Madagascar, in the Morondava region. This site is bounded to the North by the river Tsiribihina, to the South by the river Andranomena, to the West by the coast and to the East by the natural forest. Its specificity is its ecosystem. With a dry forest, it is marked by remarkable species of Baobab such as Andansonia grandidieri, A. fony, A.za. It also contains xerophytic species such as Euphorbia spp., Pachypodium spp. Adenia spp., Suggesting a wide variety of adaptations of water storage in the stem. This adaptation is marked by photosynthesis in the stem combined with a long period without leaves. The Kirindy forest has an astonishing number of species, sometimes endemic. It is frequented by the endemic tortoise Pyxis planicauda. The freshwater turtle, Erymnochelys madagascariensis is also found in the region. There are also boas of two different species which are normally not able to cohabit together, Acrantophis madagascariensis and A. dumerilii. Lemurs also characterize this area. Because it has 7 species of lemurs including Propithecus verreauxi vereauxi, Phaner furcifer and Cheirogaleus medius. This area contains an endemic rodent in Morondava that is Hypogeomys antimena. It can be seen that Kirindy has a rich ecosystem, allowing adaptation, acclimatization to floral species and fauna. The site is highly protected as a site of biological interest. |