Jaragua

National Park

Dominican Republic · Caribbean

CaribbeanDeclared in 19831,374 km²

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The largest national park in the Dominican Republic; it holds the largest flamingo colony in the insular Caribbean

Area

1,374 km²

Protection category

UICN II

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Declared in

1983

Region

Caribbean

Climate

Tropical, Árido / desértico, Templado, Montañoso

Islands

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Area: 1,374 km²

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The largest national park in the Dominican Republic; it holds the largest flamingo colony in the insular Caribbean

Declared in 1983, it is the largest national park in the Dominican Republic and protects the south-western tip of the island of Hispaniola, including Isla Beata and its practically uninhabited white sand beaches. It holds the largest flamingo colony in the insular Caribbean and one of the last significant populations of the rhinoceros iguana, a species endemic to Hispaniola and listed as endangered, which owes its name to the horny bump the males carry on the snout, much like a small horn.

Location

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1 dive site within 300 km is also shown.

53 species documented in Jaragua

6 Mammals6 Birds8 Reptiles1 Amphibians3 Cartilaginous fish14 Fish3 Anthozoa3 Malacostraca2 Hydrozoa1 Gastropoda2 Echinoidea1 Demospongiae1 Polychaeta1 Scyphozoa1 Bivalvia

At conservation risk:Solenodonte de La Española,Tortuga carey,Tortuga verde,Cotorra de La Española,Iguana de Ricord,Jutía de La Española,Aguja azul del Atlántico,Anguila americana,Chucho pintado,Coral cerebro estriado,Coral cuerno de ciervo,Iguana cornuda de La Españolaand 3 more