Yinggeling National Nature Reserve

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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]

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References

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Coordinates: 19°02′23″N109°31′40″E / 19.03964°N 109.52783°E / 19.03964; 109.52783