Temperate rainforests receive more than 100 inches (254 centimeters) of rainfall each year, qualifying as rainforests but they do not exist at tropical latitudes. A swath of the coastal mountain range in Chile and the Andean foothills in Chile and adjacent Argentina were once covered with these forests. Today, only forest fragments exist. These forests have been isolated for a very long time. The Atacama Desert to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Andes Mountains to the east have served as barriers such that most of the fauna and flora in this region is endemic (found no place else on Earth). So it's time to meet the inhabitants of this special place. One of my favorites from Chiles temperate rainforests, the Emerald Forest Frog (Hylorina sylvatica). The species deposits eggs around pools and slow moving waters. The tadpole stage lasts a year. The species has a limited range in wet forests in South Chile in both the coastal range and the foothills of the Andes. | |
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