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Gorgona functioned as a prison from 1959 until 1984 when it was turned into a National Natural Park. The island, noted for its many endemic species and unique ecosystems, was established as Gorgona Island National Park in 1985, in order to preserve its richly varied wildlife of the sub-tropical forest and the coral reefs offshore.
Diversidad de Anfibios y Reptiles del Parque Nacional Gorgona: Herpetofauna de la isla Gorgona en el Pacífico colombiano, Legado de la naturaleza que se atrapó en este refugio de vida. Cali: Laboratorio de Herpetología, Deparamento de Biología, Universidad del Valle. 112 pp. ISBN 978-958-46-0094-3. (Ptychoglossus gorgonae). Harris DM (1994).
Colombia has the largest number of endemic species (species that are not found naturally anywhere else) worldwide. About 10% of the species in the world live in Colombia. [ 2 ] Some determinant factors in the distribution range of the species are the weather conditions, temperature , humidity and sunlight availability.
In the Pacific, it includes Gorgona Island and Malpelo Island. The ecosystems and wildlife found on these islands are the same as those found on their adjacent mainland areas. For example, the terrestrial habitat on Gorgona Island is tropical rainforest, similar to what is found in the Pacific lowlands of mainland Colombia.
The western basilisk has been introduced to Gorgona Island, Colombia. This species is not native to the island, and thus, is endangering native species that reside on the island, such as the endemic blue anole ( Anolis gorgonae ).
Tourists walk in the forest in Gorgona Island, Colombia, on Dec. 2, 2021. Formerly an infamous prison island comparable to Alcatraz in the U.S. and Robben Island in South Africa, today the island ...
Scientists with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have also recorded another 10 amphibian finds, including a green-brown striped rain frog to be named for Colombia's peace deal: Pristimantis ...
Pacific lowlands (Southwest), Gorgona Island [24] Anolis propinquus-Western Colombia (Calima River) Endemic: Anolis punctatus: Spotted Anole: Amazon basin: Anolis purpurescens: Purple Anole: Northwest Colombia (Truando River, Chocó) Anolis rivalis: Neighbor Anole: Northwest Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó) Endemic: Anolis ruizi-East Andes (Boyacá ...