Overview
Macaya is the largest mountain range of the Massif de la Hotte of southwestern Haiti, and largest hot spot of biodiversity in Haiti. It is immediately east of Chaîne de la Grande Colline and consists of two east-west oriented ridges (Morne Formon and Morne Macaya) attached by a saddle near the middle. The highest peak (Macaya) is 2347 meters in elevation, and 8588 hectares of land are above 1000 meters (468 hectares above 2000 meters). The upper elevations of the mountain range are contained within Macaya National Park, the larger of the two national parks in Haiti, home to about 900 species of plants (including 123 species of orchids), 31 species of frogs, 27 species of reptiles, and 73 species of birds. New species of amphibians, reptiles, and other organisms continue to be discovered in Macaya. The mountain range is the focus of protection and a management plan that is in the process of being developed by the Ministry of Environment. However, tree-cutting continues somewhat in the park, even at the highest elevations.


Green Snail
Helicina viridis
EF

Meriania brevipendunculata
JDS

Macaya Breast-spot Frog
Eleutherodactylus thorectes
CC

Hispaniolan Montane Racerlet
Ialtris haetianus
CC

Dendrophylax sallei
EF

Spiny Giant Frog
Eleutherodactylus nortoni
RM

Cestrum violaceum
JCT

Southern Green Anole
Anolis coelestinus
RM

La Hotte Whistling Frog
Eleutherodactylus eunaster
RM

Forest in Macaya National Park
CC

Macaya Burrowing Frog
Eleutherodactylus parapelates
RM

Long-snouted Anole
Anolis hendersoni
ML
Topographic Maps

Topographic Map 1

Topographic Map 2
