The holotype of this species had been found central Madagascar at altitude of 1200m.

Furcifer lateralis can be mainly found in central Madagascar.

He also performs on the marovany box zither of central and southern Madagascar.

Since then, surveys of south- and central eastern Madagascar have found fewer than 75 individuals.

It is found in eastern, western and central Madagascar.

Fianarantsoa is a city (commune urbaine) in south central Madagascar.

It is diurnal and lives in central Madagascar.

Ptychochromoides itasy is a species of cichlid fish from central Madagascar.

Ranotsara is a small town in southern central Madagascar.

By the time terraced paddies emerged in central Madagascar over the next century, the area's original forest cover had largely vanished.