Tsimanampetsotse National Park - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Tsimanampetsotse National Park also spelt Tsimanampetsotse, and known as Tsimanampetsotsa Nature Reserve is a national Park

National park

A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...

of Madagascar

Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

. It lies on the southwest coast, south of Toliara

Toliara

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. It contains Lake Tsimanampetsotsa

Lake Tsimanampetsotsa

Lake Tsimanampetsotsa is a saline lake in the Toliara Province, southwestern part of Madagascar. It is located at around . The lake is an important wetland and it is protected within a national park and as a Ramsar site. Ramsar site has a total area of 456.00 km² while the surface of the lake is...

, an important wetland and a Ramsar site. The Ramsar site

Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance

This is the list of wetlands of international importance as defined by the Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational value.The Convention...

has a total area of 456.00 km² while the surface of the lake is much smaller.

List of lemur species found in Tsimanampetsotsa National Park
Viewing time	Species
Daytime	Ring-tailed Lemur Ring-tailed Lemur The ring-tailed lemur is a large strepsirrhine primate and the most recognized lemur due to its long, black and white ringed tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of five lemur families. It is the only member of the Lemur genus. Like all lemurs it is endemic to the island of Madagascar... (Lemur catta) Verreaux's Sifaka Verreaux's Sifaka Verreaux's sifaka , or white sifaka, is a medium sized primate in one of the lemur families, Indriidae. It lives in Madagascar and can be found in a variety of habitats from rainforest to western Madagascar dry deciduous forests and dry and spiny forests... (Propithecus verreauxi)
Nighttime	Reddish-gray Mouse Lemur Reddish-gray Mouse Lemur The reddish-gray mouse lemur also known as the gray-brown mouse lemur or rufous-gray mouse lemur‎, is found in Western Madagascar in the region around Beza Mahafaly Reserve, north to Lamboharana.... (Microcebus griseorufus) Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur Fat-tailed dwarf lemur The fat-tailed dwarf lemur , also known as the lesser dwarf lemur, western fat-tailed dwarf lemur, or spiny forest dwarf lemur, is one of the smallest primates. It is endemic to Madagascar.... (Cheirogaleus medius) White-footed Sportive Lemur White-footed Sportive Lemur The white-footed sportive lemur , or white-footed weasel lemur, is a species of lemur in the Lepilemuridae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.... (Lepilemur leucopus)

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