Ranomafana Night Walk

It's forbidden to be within the park at night, so Nocturnal Walks are done around the Park Boundary. We all met by the park gate and in the typical African fashion the night came upon us very quickly. Everybody was poised ready for the emergence of the Brown Mouse Lemur ( Microcebus Rufus ), a nocturnal species. They appeared on branches along the road side to lick sap from the trees. They were very timid but were incredible to observe. As the number of people built up around the Mouse Lemurs we decided to move on and look for Chameleons. We were not disappointed, with the first one spotted within 10 metres. This was an O'Shaughnessy Chameleon ( Calumma oshaughnessyi ), one of 13 we spotted that night. We also saw Blue Legged Chameleons ( Calumma crypticum ) and a Short Horned Chameleon ( Calumma brevicorne). The evening was rounded off with a Madagascan Bright Eyed Frog ( Boophis madagascariensis )Read more