Kalambatritra

The RS Management Unit office is located in Betroka, capital of the district and urban commune. The 2 sectors are: 1- Ivahona, in the Betroka district, 25km from the central office and 2- Iakora, in the Iakora district, 275km from the central office. And RS is 25 km from the Ivahona sector and 30 km from the Iakora sector.

In terms of altitude, the highest point is between 800m and 1600m on Mount Kalambatritra, in the southern part of the RS at 1665m. Several rivers originate in the Kalambatritra massif, which is crossed by the watershed between the Mozambique Channel (Ihosy, Ivahona, Volotaray) and the Indian Ocean (Ionaivo and its tributaries, Menakiaky).

Main ecological features :

The Kalambatritra Special Reserve has a very important role to play in the representation and conservation of Madagascar’s biodiversity within the National Network, given that the Reserve is one of Madagascar’s most species-rich areas, with a percentage of natural habitat per altitudinal band of 96.8%. It belongs to the Central ecoregion. The vegetation is a dense evergreen humid forest at medium altitude. The canopy varies in height from 20 to 25 m, and the presence of emergents, which can reach 30 m in height, is noted.

The Reserve is home to around ten species of lemur, including three species of diurnal lemur: Eulemur fulvus rufus, Hapalemur griseus and Eulemur collaris, 2 carnivores e

Endemic species

Anas melleri, Lepilemur wrigthae

Fauna

Reptiles-Amphibiens

Uroplatus malahelo, Brookesia nasus, Calumma oshaughnessyi, Mantidactylus guibei,

Calumma parsoni parsoni,Oplurus quadrimaculatus

Oiseaux

Coracopsis nigra, Tyto soumagnei, Circus macrosceles, Tachybaptus pelzelnii, Anas melleri

Lémuriens

Eulemur collaris, Lepilemur wrigthae, Hapalemur meridionalis, Avahi meridionalis,

Cheirogaleus lavasoensis, Microcebus sp., Daubentonia madagascariensis, Eulemur fulvus, Lepilemur microdon, hapalemur griseus grisseus

 Autres Mammifères

Cryptoprocta ferox, Galidictis fasciata, Galidia elegans, Monticolomys koopmani,

Flora

Famille(s) endémique(s) : Leptolaena pauciflora, Jumellea brevifolia, Senecio kalambatitrensis

Palmiers : Dypsis decipiens

Espèces de flore remarquables : Cryptocarya sp., Ocotea sp., Apodocephala pauciflora, Brachylaena merana, Achyrospermum fruticosum, Melanophylla alnifolia, Weinmannia bojeriana, Radamaea montana, …