The Greater Mekong region
Central Annamites Landscape
Dawna Tenasserim Landscape
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The Greater Mekong harbours a trove of plant, animal and fungal species, including four of the world’s ten largest freshwater fish, the endangered tiger, the Asian elephant, and several endemic birds and mammals. The diverse landscapes of the Greater Mekong are made up of a variety of natural biomes, including dry deciduous forests, dense wet evergreen rainforests and limestone karsts, providing diverse habitats for thousands of species. The number of new species of plants, birds, mammals, reptiles, fish and amphibians discovered and described in the region over 20 years alone exceeded 2,500.5 The discovery of the saola in the Annamite mountain range was described as one of the most remarkable large mammal discoveries of the last 70 years.
Eastern Plains Landscape
