Babakoto

4^th November

A hurried note on Avahi taxonomy: the current published information on this genus (notably the third edition of Conservation International's monumental lemur guide) is clear that animals in Ranomafana (which we saw at the start of the tour) are Peyrieras's avahis while those in Andasibe are eastern avahis. Recently I have heard from various people, including real authorities, that this situation may soon change. For the time being, however, I am sticking with the published information.

So, today in Andasibe I saw eastern avahis and jolly cute they were too. I also saw (and heard) indris and a mossy leaf-tailed gecko. Indris and mossy leaf-tailed geckos rock.

New and wonderful today in Andasibe

	Mammals
114	indri	Indri indri
115	eastern grey bamboo lemur	Hapalemur griseus griseus
116	eastern avahi	Avahi laniger
	Birds
973	Madagascar long-eared owl	Asio madagascariensis
974	nuthatch vanga	Hypositta corallirostris
975	collared nightjar	Caprimulgus enarratus
976	Madagascar rail	Rallus madagascariensis
	Reptiles
62	mossy leaf-tailed gecko	Uroplatus sikorae

2012 Totals

Mammals: 116

Birds: 976

Reptiles: 62

Amphibians: 15

Fish: 12