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138:Magdalena–Urabá moist forests
126:Galápagos Islands xeric scrub
557:Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
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562:Santa Marta montane forests
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625:Negro–Branco moist forests
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150:Tumbes–Piura dry forests
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347:Snakes
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