10 Boophis phyrrus, a tree frog of Madagascar. The team used distribution, conservation and status data on all the species in the six groups and then added data on habitat suitability from the satellite images and climactic information including rainfall and average temperature

11 Boophis albilabris, the eastern white-lipped tree frog. Researchers say the project highlighted habitats overlooked in the past such as coastal forests and central mountain ranges with small pockets of trees. Madagascar's nature reserves have previously concentrated on scenic isolated blocks of forest, without an overview of how they are connected, they said

12 Boophis andohahela, a rare endemic tree frog, is ...

10 Boophis phyrrus, a tree frog of Madagascar. The team used distribution, conservation and status data on all the species in the six groups and then added data on habitat suitability from the satellite images and climactic information including rainfall and average temperature

11 Boophis albilabris, the eastern white-lipped tree frog. Researchers say the project highlighted habitats overlooked in the past such as coastal forests and central mountain ranges with small pockets of trees. Madagascar's nature reserves have previously concentrated on scenic isolated blocks of forest, without an overview of how they are connected, they said

12 Boophis andohahela, a rare endemic tree frog, is found in only three locations on the island

13 Uroplatus phantasticus, a leaf-tailed gecko. High-resolution satellite images were taken of the entire 226,657 square mile island of Madagascar to measure distribution of species

14 Mantella aurantiaca, a frog is endemic to central-eastern Madagascar, where it is found in a highly restricted area at elevations over 900m

15 Uroplatus fimbriatus, a giant leaf-tailed gecko. The international team of scientists was led by conservation biologists at the University of California, Berkeley, and included experts from the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and the Natural History museum

16 Pharmacophagus antenor, a giant swallowtail butterfly. Traditionally, conservation work has focused on protecting just one species or group, like the giant panda, in the belief that saving one high-profile species would protect those nearby. However, the new Madagascar research, published in the journal Science this week, showed that conserving the habitat of only one group excluded up to 50% of rare species from other groups