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Afrotropical realm

The Afrotropical realm (in blue)

The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean.[1] It was formerly known as the Ethiopian Zone or Ethiopian Region.

  1. ^ Burgess, Neil D.; Hales, J.D.; Underwood, E.; Dinerstein, E. [in German] (2004). Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press. ISBN 978-1-55963-364-2.

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