In Photos: The Wacky Animals of Madagascar

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Endangered Madagascar Turtles Still Caught Despite Ban

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Leashed: A captured green turtle on an island off Madagascar.

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Common Leaf-tailed gecko

(Image credit: © D. Finnin/AMNH/California Academy of Sciences)

A common leaf-tailed gecko licks its chops. These Madagascar natives have more teeth than any other land-dwelling vertebrate.

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