tropical species
Warm-climate organisms
Tropical species are plants, animals, and other organisms native to the tropics—the warm regions near the equator between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
The term appears frequently in discussions of biodiversity, conservation, and climate change, since tropical ecosystems harbor the majority of Earth's species: Tropical species face habitat loss from deforestation.
In aquarium and gardening contexts, it indicates organisms requiring warm temperatures year-round.
- anacondasHuge constricting water serpents
- orchidsTropical flowering plants
- mangrovesSalt-water coastal trees
- poison dart frogsToxic tropical amphibians
- flying foxesLarge fruit-eating bats
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