Lavasoa-Ambatotsirongorongo Mountains Explained

Lavasoa-Ambatotsirongorongo Mountains are a mountain chain in southern Madagascar. They are situated in the municipalities of Sarasambo, Ankaramena, Ranopiso and Analapatsy, west of Fort Dauphin.^[1] They are composed of three peaks:^[2]

1. Grand Lavasoa (823m (2,700feet))
2. Petit Lavasoa (617m (2,024feet))
3. Ambatotsirongorongo (438m (1,437feet))

The Lavasoa dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus lavasoensis), a small, nocturnal strepsirrhine primate and a species of lemur was discovered in the 21st century. The primate, endemic to three small, isolated patches of forest on the southern slopes of the Lavasoa Mountains, was named after the mountain itself.

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-25.1°N 46.77°W

Notes and References

1. https://restoreourplanet.org/worldwide-project/ambatotsirongorongo-forest-restoration/ ambatotsirongorongo-forest restoration
2. Book: Andreas Hapke . Tony B. D. Andrianaivo . Mark Gligor . Emilienne Razafimahatratra . Range Shifts of Mouse Lemurs in South-Eastern Madagascar: Evidence from Mitochondrial Genetic Data . Leaping Ahead: Advances in Prosimian Biology . Judith Masters . Marco Gamba . Fabien Génin . Springer . 71–77 . 2013 . 10.1007/978-1-4614-4511-1_8 . 978-1-4614-4510-4.