Yinggeling National Nature Reserve
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 Interactive map of 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]
