Caseta de Guardaparques Reserva Científica La Salcedoa
The place
Caseta de Guardaparques Reserva Científica La Salcedoa ("Rangers' cabin, La Salcedoa Scientific Reserve") in Duarte province, San Francisco de Macorís/Villa Riva area (Cordillera Septentrional, Dominican Republic), at 651 m elevation. New Dominican Republic cluster appeared in batch 334. Rangers' cabin of the Ministerio de Medio Ambiente (La Salcedoa Scientific Reserve, 3900 ha, endemic to Manacla, Prestoea acuminata, a mountain palm found in the DR and the Antilles), an area of subtropical semi-humid montane forest and home to Solenodon paradoxus (a near-fossil insectivorous mammal endemic to Hispaniola and Cuba, with an unusually venomous bite).
The setting
Duarte San Francisco Macorís/Villa Riva Cordillera Septentrional Dominican Republic 651 m, new cluster batch 334, MMA rangers La Salcedoa Scientific Reserve 3900 ha Prestoea acuminata Manacla DR+Antilles, subtropical semi-humid montane forest, Solenodon paradoxus near-fossil insectivore endemic to Hispaniola venomous bite.
