Neotropical Region.pdf zoogeographical region

zoogeographical region which is the fifth region present in south america.The Neotropical region is defined as encompassing Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, including various habitat types like lakes, wetlands, rivers, and floodplains, with diverse climates ranging from tropical to temperate.(ˌniouˈtrɑpɪkəl) adjective. Geography. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
This realm includes South America, Central America, the Caribbean islands, and southern North America. In Mexico, the Yucatán Peninsula and southern lowlands, and most of the east and west coastlines, including the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula are Neotropical.The vegetational division roughly corresponding to the region is called the Neotropical kingdom. Among the conspicuous plants are ornamental grasses, ancestors of garden flowers, agaves, the rubber tree, and a variety of trees.

1. ZOOGEOGRAPHY
Neotropical region
Presented by group no 5
Roll no : 48, 31, 36,28,29,89,32,41,43,59, 95 (a)

2. Neotropical Region

3. Neotropical region:
Includes whole of south and central America West indies and most of Mexico
Australian and Neotropical regions are present in the southern hemisphere while all others
are present in North hemisphere
Separated from rest of world in Eocene
Connected to Nearctic region through Isthmus of Panama
Climate is mostly tropical
Southern region extends to temperate zone.
Very rich Tropical rainforest
Without any desert
Andes chain is very high mountain range in this region southern part of these mountains is
covered with grassy plants and no trees
Temperature is very low in winter

4. Zoological characters :
Unique diverse and very rich fauna
Maximum number of Endemic families because it separated from rest of world in Eocene
Following Fauna are included
oFishes
oAmphibians
oBirds
oReptiles
oMammals
Fishes:
Very primitive fish (lepidoptera) is found here. Other fishes are Gymnotids, Eels, Garpikes
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5. lepidoptera

6. Gymnotids
Eels

7. Garpikes

8. Caecilians
Toads

9. Frogs
Tree Frogs

10. Turtles
Caimans

11. Lizards
Geckos

12. Agamids Tegus

13. Rhea
Tinamu

14. King fishers
Cuckoos

15. Hoatizns Maccaws
Humming birds

16. Sloths Anteaters

17. Didelphidae
Armadilos

18. Cabidae

19. Blood sucking bats

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