Mabu Forest

Zambezia Province · Mozambique

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Mabu Forest, Mozambique — Photo: Conradie W, Bittencourt-Silva GB, Engelbrecht HM, Loader SP, Menegon M, Nanvonamuquitxo C, Scott M, Tolley KA (2016) Exploration into the hidden world of Mozambique’s sky island forests: new discoveries of reptiles and amphibians. Zoosystematics and Evolution 92(2): 163-180. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.92.9948, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Africa's largest mid-altitude rainforest, discovered by scientists only recently on the slopes of Mount Mabu. Its remote canopy shelters new species of chameleon, snake and butterfly amid dense uncharted woodland.

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