Near Toliara is the "spiny forest".

Biogeochemistry studies have shown that they may have been the primary seed dispersers for the endemic and native C trees in the spiny forests.

The family Didiereaceae, composed of four genera and 11 species, is limited to the spiny forests of southwestern Madagascar.

Nearby, in a living landscape by Dali, is the surreal "spiny forest", stamping ground of the elusive long-tailed ground roller.

The ecosystems consist of rain forests, spiny forests and desert.

There's whale-watching in July and August, and the amazing spiny forest along the road just north of Mangilly is well worth a look.

The southernmost tip of Madagascar has an ever-changing landscape of savannahs, deserts and spiny forests.

This species requires shade and a deep layer of leaves on the ground, and it is absent from parts of the spiny forest lacking these features.

Tropical ecosystems may consist of rainforests, dry deciduous forests, spiny forests, desert and other habitat types.

In the region there is an abundance of "spiny forest" or Madagascar spiny thickets.