Madagascar Exotic (also known as the Peyrieras Butterfly Farm, Peyrieras Nature Farm and Mandraka Reptile Farm) is a small privately run reserve (or zoo) at Marozevo, on National Road N2, east of

Antananarivo Antananarivo ( French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "An ...

, between the towns of

Manjakandriana Manjakandriana is a town and commune in Manjakandriana District, Analamanga Region, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. It is located 47 km east of Antananarivo on the Route Nationale RN2 and the railway line from Antananarivo - Toamas ...

and

Moramanga Moramanga is a city (commune urbaine) in Madagascar. It is located in the region Alaotra-Mangoro and the Moramanga District. It has a population of 57084 inhabitants (2018). It is situated between the capital Antananarivo and the east coast on t ...

. It is a popular tourist stop between Antananarivo and Madagascar's

Andasibe-Mantadia National Park Andasibe-Mantadia National Park is a 155 square kilometre protected area, located about 150 km east of Antananarivo, consisting principally of primary growth forest in Alaotra-Mangoro Region in eastern Madagascar. The park's elevation range ...

. It was founded and owned by the French entomologist and naturalist André Peyriéras, which is why it is also known as the Reserve Peyrieras. The collection includes many reptiles (chameleons, iguanas, geckos, frogs), batraciens (amphibians), crocodiles and papillons (butterflies). The adjacent forest area supports families of relocated and habituated Verreaux's sifaka and

common brown lemur The common brown lemur (''Eulemur fulvus'') is a species of lemur in the family Lemuridae. It is found in Madagascar and has been introduced to Mayotte. Taxonomy Five additional currently recognized species of lemur were until 2001 considered ...

which provide opportunities to photograph them close up at feeding times. Most of the reptiles and other species are held within several large caged buildings and greenhouses, which tourists may enter when accompanied by a guide. A group of

Coquerel's sifaka Coquerel's sifaka (''Propithecus coquereli'') is a diurnal, medium-sized lemur of the sifaka genus '' Propithecus''. It is native to northwest Madagascar. Coquerel's sifaka was once considered to be a subspecies of Verreaux's sifaka, but was ...

return daily to be fed and to aid photography by the tourists.

Species List

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The following species have been listed and/or photographed at this reserve: * Chameleons ** Horned leaf chameleon (''

Brookesia superciliaris The brown leaf chameleon or stump-tailed chameleon (''Brookesia superciliaris'') is a small chameleon found along the eastern coast of Madagascar, as well as the island of Nosy Boraha. Its appearance mimics that of a dead leaf. The taxonomy is in ...

'') ** Jewelled chameleons spp. (''

Furcifer lateralis The carpet chameleon (''Furcifer lateralis''), also known as the white-lined chameleon, is a species of chameleon that is endemic to Madagascar. It was described in 1831 by John Edward Gray. Description of habitat ''Furcifer lateralis'' can be ma ...

'') ** Lance-nosed chameleon (''

Calumma gallus The lance-nosed chameleon (''Calumma gallus''), also known as a blade chameleon, is endemic to eastern Madagascar. Distribution and habitat This chameleon is found in eastern Madagascar, in several areas including Ambavaniasy, Ampasimbe, Ande ...

'') ** Leaf chameleon ('' Brookesia tristis'') ** Nose-horned chameleon (''

Calumma nasutum ''Calumma nasutum'', the Madagascar pimple-nose chameleon, is a small species of chameleon found in Madagascar. The taxonomic identity of the species is currently uncertain and in need of revision, and this revision is likely to result in several ...

'') , ** Oustalet's chameleon ('' Furcifer oustaleti'') , ** Panther chameleon (''

Furcifer pardalis The panther chameleon (''Furcifer pardalis'') is a species of chameleon found in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar in a tropical forest biome. Additionally, it has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius. Taxonomy The Nosy Be pant ...

'') , ** Parson's chameleon (''

Calumma parsonii Parson's chameleon (''Calumma parsonii'') is a large species of chameleon in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to isolated pockets of humid primary forest in eastern and northern Madagascar. It is listed on CITES Appendix II, mea ...

'') ** Perinet chameleon ('' Calumma gastrotaenia'') ** Pygmy leaf chameleon ('' Brookesia minima'') ** White-lined chameleon (''

Furcifer antimena The Antimena chameleon (''Furcifer antimena'') is a species of chameleon that is endemic to southwest Madagascar. It was initially described by French naturalist Alfred Grandidier in 1872. Distribution and habitat ''Furcifer antimena'' can be ...

'') ** Will's chameleon ('' Furcifer willsii'') ** '' Calumma malthe'' ** Jewelled chameleon (''

Furcifer campani ''Furcifer'' is a genus of chameleons whose member species are mostly Endemism, endemic to Madagascar, but ''F. cephalolepis'' and ''F. polleni'' are endemic to the Comoros. Additionally, ''F. pardalis'' has been Introduced species, introduced to ...

'') * Frogs ** Black-eared mantella ('' Mantella milotympanum'') ** Painted mantella (''

Mantella madagascariensis ''Mantella madagascariensis'', common names Malagasy painted mantella, Madagascan mantella, Madagascar golden frog, Malagasy mantella and painted mantella, is a species of frog in the family Mantellidae. Distribution This species is endemic to M ...

'') ** Golden mantella ('' Mantella aurantiaca'') ** Tomato frog ('' Dyscophus antongilii'') * Reptiles ** Bright skink ('' Trachylepis elegans'') ** Collared iguana (''

Oplurus cuvieri ''Oplurus cuvieri'', commonly known as the collared iguana, the collared iguanid lizard, Cuvier's Madagascar skink, Cuvier's Madagascar swift, and the Madagascan collared iguana, is a species of arboreal lizard in the family Opluridae. The speci ...

'') ** Lined leaf-tailed gecko ('' Uroplatus lineatus'') , ** Madagascan house gecko (''

Hemidactylus frenatus The common house gecko (''Hemidactylus frenatus'') is a gecko native to South and Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko, wall gecko, house lizard, tayoto, chipkali or moon lizard. Most geckos are noctur ...

'') ** Mossy leaf-tailed gecko (''

Uroplatus sikorae ''Uroplatus sikorae'', commonly referred to as the mossy leaf-tailed gecko or the southern flat-tail gecko, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Gekkonidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Madagascar. It is a CITES II prote ...

'') , ** Satanic (or giant) leaf-tailed gecko (''

Uroplatus fimbriatus The common flat-tail gecko (''Uroplatus fimbriatus'') is a gecko endemic to Madagascar. It is found in eastern Madagascar and on the islands Nosy Bohara and Nosy Mangabe. These geckos live in tropical rain forests. They reach a total length o ...

'') , ** Spearpoint leaf-tailed gecko ('' Uroplatus ebenaui'') , * Butterflies and moths ** African (or mocker) swallowtail butterfly ('' Papilio dardanus cenea'') ** ''

Precis andremiaja ''Precis andremiaja'' is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forest margins and anthropogenic environments. ''J. andremiaja'' is said by Mr. Cowan to be "common in houses on warm days". The ...

'' * Insects ** Broad scarlet dragonfly (''

Crocothemis erythraea The scarlet dragonfly (''Crocothemis erythraea'') is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Its common names include broad scarlet, common scarlet-darter, and scarlet darter. Status and distribution The scarlet dragonfly is a common ...

'') ** Stick insects ('' Phasmatodea'' * Snakes ** Madagascar leaf-nosed snake (''

Langaha madagascariensis ''Langaha madagascariensis'' (formerly ''Langaha nasuta'', commonly known as the Madagascar or Malagasy leaf-nosed snake) is a medium-sized highly cryptic arboreal species. It is endemic to Madagascar and found in deciduous dry forests and rain ...

'') , ** Madagascar tree boa (''

Sanzinia madagascariensis ''Sanzinia madagascariensis'', also known as the Malagasy tree boaMehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. . or Madagascar tree boa, is a boa species endemic to the island of Madagascar. It ...

'') * Other ** Common tenrec (''

Tenrec ecaudatus The tailless tenrec (''Tenrec ecaudatus''), also known as the common tenrec, is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is the Monotypic taxon, only member of the genus ''Tenrec''. Native to Madagascar, it is also found in the Comoros, M ...

'') ** Madagascan giant red (or fire) millipede ('' Aphistogoniulus'') , **

Madagascan fruit bat The Madagascan fruit bat (''Eidolon dupreanum'') is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is endemic to Madagascar and is listed as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN because it is hunted as bushmeat. Distribution and habitat ''Eidolon dupreanu ...

('' Eidolon dupreanum'') **

Nile crocodile The Nile crocodile (''Crocodylus niloticus'') is a large crocodilian native to freshwater habitats in Africa, where it is present in 26 countries. It is widely distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa, occurring mostly in the central, eastern ...

(''

Crocodylus niloticus ''Crocodylus'' is a genus of true crocodiles in the family Crocodylidae. Taxonomy The generic name, ''Crocodylus'', was proposed by Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in 1768. ''Crocodylus'' contains 13–14 extant (living) species and 5 extinct spe ...

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References

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