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Visit Ecuador's Yasuni National Park to See One of Most Biodiverse Places on Earth
"This study demonstrates that Yasunm is the most diverse area in South America, and possibly the world," said Dr. Peter English of The University of Texas at Austin.
"Amphibians, birds, mammals and vascular plants all reach maximum diversity in Yasuni," he added.
"We have so far documented 596 bird species occurring in Yasuni," said English, a bird specialist.
"That's incredible diversity to find in just one corner of the Amazon rainforest and rivals any other spot on the planet," he added.
Other specialists joined in to give the first complete picture of the extraordinary diversity found in Yasunm National Park.
"The 150 amphibian species documented to date throughout Yasunm is a world record for an area of this size," said Shawn McCracken of Texas State University.
"There are more species of frogs and toads within Yasunm than are native to the United States and Canada combined," he added.
The scientists also confirmed that an average upland hectare (2.47 acres) in Yasunm contains more tree species, 655, than are native to the continental United States and Canada combined.
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