Location
Name: Parque Nacional y Área Natural de Manejo Integrado Madidi (PNAMI Madidi).
Created on September 21, 1995.
Superficie: 1.895.750 ha (18.957,5 km2).
Location: western of La Paz department, Franz Tamayo and Iturralde provinces.
As a result of the reptile survey in the 15 study sites, the number of species described in the baseline (76) was increased by 38%. Currently, the list is 105 species, including 5 candidate species for science. However, this number will increase given the diversity of habitats across Madidi´s altitudinal gradient.
Basic information
Biodiversity
Habitats: high Andean wetlands and grasslands, dry forests, mountain savannas, montane forests, Amazonian forests and flooded savannas.
Plants: 40 % of the Bolivian flora and 3 % of the planet.
Vertebrados: 66 % de los vertebrados de Bolivia y 3,7 % del mundo.
Protected endangered species: Andean bear, jaguar, river otter, marsh deer, manned wolf, spider monkey, whooly monkey, Andean condor, harpy eagle, palkachupa, black caiman, turtle
Related indigenous territories: Tacana, Uchupiamonas, Lecos de Apolo and Lecos de Larecaja.
Communities: 31 communities of Tacana, Leco, Quechua and Aymara families.
Calle Jaime Mendoza No 987, Torre Soleil
Zona San Miguel, La Paz-Bolivia
Zona San Miguel, La Paz-Bolivia
Casilla: 3 – 35181 SM
(591-2) 2117969, 2126905
Scientific report 2015
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