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Active preservation is required to keep large tracts of the remaining habitat intact and connected rather than being broken into small patches. This is particularly important for the survival of the remaining tiger populations in the wild. About 6% of the area is protected with the largest areas
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forest has presently been cleared, especially in
Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. The remaining woodlands consist of a variety of types of habitats and consequently a wide range of trees and undergrowth plants.
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with 1,000-1,500 mm rainfall per year and a long dry season when regular fires occur in the undergrowth, some set intentionally to clear the forest or drive out wildlife for hunters.
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The reptile and amphibian populations require further study but most likely include endemic species such as a critically endangered Cantor's giant soft-shelled turtle (
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Great swathes of this ecoregion are densely populated and are used for agriculture or urban development, especially in
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There are 500 species of bird in the region including the critically endangered and possibly extinct
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756:Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
483:while there are two endemic species, both are
236:tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
131:Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests
78:tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
325:Adjacent neighboring parts of eastern Myanmar
301:mountain ranges of the north of the country.
136:Southeastern Indochina dry evergreen forests
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106:Chao Phraya lowland moist deciduous forests
168:444,000 km (171,000 sq mi)
467:Other mammals of the region include the
670:National Biodiversity Conservation Area
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141:Southern Annamites montane rain forests
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281:, the higher elevation plains of the
314:In Vietnam the uplands of the upper
101:Chao Phraya freshwater swamp forests
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682:List of trees of northern Thailand
146:Tonle Sap freshwater swamp forests
116:Luang Prabang montane rain forests
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658:Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary
111:Kayah-Karen montane rain forests
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462:Cervus duvaucelli schomburgki
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508:white-eyed river martin
501:Pipistrellus pulveratus
751:Indomalayan ecoregions
741:Ecoregions of Thailand
731:Ecoregions of Cambodia
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516:grey-faced tit-babbler
277:In Thailand the large
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528:Eupodotis bengalensis
564:Mrs. Hume's pheasant
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446:Rhinoceros sondaicus
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220:Conservation status
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726:Ecoregions of Asia
645:Lygosoma koratense
641:Korat supple skink
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600:Anorrhinus austeni
552:Lophura nycthemera
544:Pseudibis davisoni
536:Leptoptilos dubius
370:wild water buffalo
604:wreathed hornbill
568:Syrmaticus humiae
520:Macronous kelleyi
458:Schomburgk's deer
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489:Szechwan myotis
469:pileated gibbon
430:Panthera pardus
418:clouded leopard
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366:Elephas maximus
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479:), and the
406:Bos sauveli
349:dipterocarp
295:Phi Pan Nam
66:Indomalayan
720:Categories
688:References
656:including
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390:Bos gaurus
378:Eld's deer
299:Phetchabun
224:vulnerable
672:in Laos.
346:deciduous
331:Indochina
316:Tonlé San
239:ecoregion
173:Countries
160:Geography
676:See also
481:sun bear
426:leopards
291:Khun Tan
259:Thailand
255:Cambodia
195:Thailand
185:Cambodia
602:), and
402:kouprey
394:banteng
392:), the
271:Myanmar
267:Vietnam
205:Myanmar
200:Vietnam
84:Borders
55:Ecology
621:dtella
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410:tigers
306:Mekong
631:gecko
434:dhole
356:Fauna
340:Flora
73:Biome
61:Realm
664:and
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263:Laos
230:The
190:Laos
179:List
165:Area
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