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Dolch, Rainer & Ratsisetraina, Rita & Markolf, Matthias & Ratolojanahary, Tiana & Rakotonirina, Hanitriniaina & Louis, Edward & Wendenbaum, Evrard. (2011). Assessment of lemur diversity in the Makay massif.
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The deeply dissected topography makes the massif mostly impassable. The massif is largely uninhabited, and residents mostly live in villages of 500 or fewer people at the edges of the massif. Herding
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mudstones and sandstones, also known as the Makay
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