Madagascar dry deciduous forests

Madagascar dry deciduous forests
A portion of Anjajavy Forest, inset by a swath of mangrove forest
Ecology
Realm	Afrotropic
Biome	Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
Borders	Madagascar subhumid forests, Madagascar succulent woodlands, Madagascar mangroves
Animals	Madagascar sideneck turtle, ploughshare tortoise, rhinoceros chameleon, Uroplatus guentheri
Bird species	Bernier's teal, Madagascar fish eagle, Sakalava rail
Mammal species	Golden-crowned sifaka, mongoose lemur, golden-brown mouse lemur
Geography
Area	152,100 km2 (58,700 sq mi)
Country	Madagascar
Elevation	0–600 metres (0–1,969 ft)
Coordinates	17°36′S 45°12′E / 17.600°S 45.200°E / -17.600; 45.200
Geology	varied
Climate type	Tropical savanna climate (Aw)
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/Endangered
Global 200	included
Protected	5.79%[1]

The Madagascar dry deciduous forests represent a tropical dry forest ecoregion situated in the western and northern part of Madagascar. The area has high numbers of endemic plant and animal species but has suffered large-scale clearance for agriculture. They are among the world's richest and most distinctive dry forests and included in the Global 200 ecoregions by the World Wide Fund. The area is also home to distinctive limestone karst formations known as tsingy, including the World Heritage Site of Bemaraha.