Overview
La Visite is an upland area and national park that includes several mountains in southern Haiti, south of Port-au-Prince. The highest peak is 2275 meters in elevation and 11,419 hectares of land are within the park (1897 hectares are above 2000 meters). It is within the same large mountain range (Massif de la Selle) as Morne La Selle and has both pine and hardwood forests, but it has some species that are unique, not shared with Morne La Selle. It is the smaller of the two national parks of Haiti yet has a sizeable diversity of vertebrates including 17 species of frogs, 18 species of reptiles 74 species of birds. Despite being a national park and ongoing efforts to manage the threats, this fragile pocket of biodiversity is endangered.


Hispaniolan Spindalis
Spindalis dominicensis
ML

Hispaniolan Glorybower
Clerodendrum picardae
JCT

Broad-billed Tody
Tody angustirostris
ML

Snail
Nenisca franzi
EF

Fungi
Pleurotus djamor
SBH

Orchid
Quisqueya holdridgei
EF

Hispaniolan Earless Galliwasp
Celestus haetianus
SBH

Shrub from Morne d'Enfer
Rhytidophyllum bicolor
JCT

Hispaniolan Grass Anole
Anolis semilineatus
SBH
Topographic Maps

Topographic Map 1

Topographic Map 2
