Biogeographical patterns of amphibians and reptiles in the northernmost coastal montane complex of South America
Fig 2
Vegetation in Venezuela’s northernmost montane coastal systems.
A. General view of the evergreen montane forest in Sierra de Aroa on the western side of Central Coastal Range Yaracuy state. B. Cloud forest in the Central Coastal Range. Monumento Natural Pico Codazzi, Aragua state. C. Summit of Cerro El Copey on Isla de Margarita. Glomeropitcairnia erectiflora mostly grows on the ground in Copey’s Summit. D. Elfin forest around 700 m in elevation in Cerro El Copey. E. Evergreen forest in Cerro La Cerbatana. F. View of the top of Cerro Campeare G. Cerro Las Melenas and Cerro El Padre seen from Cerro Humo summit. H. Cloud forest surrounding the town of Las Melenas (750 m), near Cerro Humo. Photos by Helga Terzenbach (A), Aurelien Miralles (B), Gilson Rivas (C-F, H), Luis Sibira (G).