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The Mount Hamiguitan range, with an area of 6,834 hectares (68.34 km 2), was declared a national park and a wildlife sanctuary in 2003. [7] In 2014, the park was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, becoming the first in Mindanao and the sixth in the Philippines. [6] Mount Hamiguitan is part of the Eastern Mindanao Biodiversity Corridor. [8]
A "natural bonsai" in the Mount Hamiguitan National Park in the Philippines, a UNESCO World Heritage Site An elfin forest in Sumatra's Gunung Leuser National Park. Dwarf forest, elfin forest, or pygmy forest is an uncommon ecosystem featuring miniature trees, inhabited by small species of fauna such as rodents and lizards.
Adults are 2.5 to 4 inches (6.4 to 10.2 cm) long and colored green, brown or olive. Rana palustris: Pickerel frog: Adults are 2 to 3 inches (5.1 to 7.6 cm) long and colored green or brown with dark square spots. Rana pipiens: Northern leopard frog: Adults are 2 to 3.5 inches (5.1 to 8.9 cm) and colored green or brown with dark round spots.
While Mount Hamiguitan is an ultramafic mountain, N. hamiguitanensis does not necessarily grow in an ultramafic substrate, owing to the high humus content of the forest underlayer. At the type locality, N. hamiguitanensis occurs at an average density of around two to three plants per 50 m 2 , as estimated by eye.
Aquatic animals (especially freshwater animals) are often of special concern to conservationists because of the fragility of their environments. Aquatic animals are subject to pressure from overfishing/hunting, destructive fishing, water pollution, acidification, climate change and competition from invasive species.
Painted turtle. Turtles. Painted turtle; Lizards. Northern alligator lizard; Western fence lizard; Side-blotched lizard; Common garter snake. Snakes. Rubber boa
The marine iguana forages almost exclusively on red and green algae in the inter- and subtidal zones. [5] [55] At least 10 genera of algae are regularly consumed, including the red algae Centroceras, Gelidium, Grateloupia, Hypnea, Polysiphonia and Pterocladiella. In some populations the green algae Ulva dominates the diet.
Ganges river dolphins are usually 2.2–2.6 meters long (7–8 ft). The oldest recorded animal was a 28-year-old male, 199 cm in length, although they are estimated to live up to 30 years old. [10] [11]