Yinggeling National Nature Reserve

Yinggeling National Nature Reserve

The Yinggeling National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Hainan, China. ^{[1] [2]}

It is located deep between the mountains of Hainan Island and so far scientists have not properly explored it. The Kadoorie Conservation China Department (KCC) conducted a pilot study in 2003 and was stunned by the size of the primary rainforest and its rich biodiversity. ^[3]

In 2016, two new species of plants were discovered, which were found only in the Yinggeling National Nature Reserve, namely Cladopus yinggelingensis and Terniopsis daoyinensis. ^[4]

Rhacophorus yinggelingensis , the Yinggeling treefrog, is only known from the Yinggeling National Nature Reserve where it occurs in rainforest at elevations of 1,300 and 1,550 m (4,270 and 5,090 ft). ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Lin, Qin-Wen; Lu, Gang & Li, Zheng-Yu (2016). "Two new species of Podostemaceae from the Yinggeling National Nature Reserve, Hainan, China". Phytotaxa. 270 (1): 49–55. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.270.1.5.
2. Wan, Jay Pak-Ho; Chan, Bosco Pui-Lok; Liao, Chengle; Mi, Hongxu; Lau, Michael; Li, Fei; Wang, Hesheng & Sung, Yik-Hei (2015). "Conservation Status of Freshwater Turtles in Hainan Island, China: Interviews and Field Surveys at Yinggeling Nature Reserve". Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 14 (1): 100–103. doi: 10.2744/1071-8443-14.1.100 . S2CID   85729313.
3. "Yinggeling Tropical Forest | Hainan | Conservation by Site::Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden". Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden::嘉道理農場暨植物園. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
4. Lin, Q.; Lu, G.; Li, Z. (2016). "Two new species of Podostemaceae from the Yinggeling National Nature Reserve, Hainan, China". Phytotaxa. 270: 49. doi:10.11646/PHYTOTAXA.270.1.5. S2CID   89314926.
5. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "Rhacophorus yinggelingensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T136056A517629. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T136056A517629.en . Retrieved 15 January 2025.
6. Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Rhacophorus yinggelingensis Chou, Lau, and Chan, 2007". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

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