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Clear filtersConservation Group HonduHerp Protects Reptiles and Cloud Forests
HonduHerp, a nonprofit founded in 2023 by Honduran and US scientists, protects reptile and amphibian species through land conservation, community education, and research, including a 30-hectare cloud-forest reserve in Copán that shelters the jade pit viper, a venomous species whose presence signals healthy forest ecosystems.
Diario RoatánRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Aug 19, 2026#reptile-conservation#cloud-forest#biodiversityHondurodendron: A Tree Found Only in Honduras
Hondurodendron urceolatum, a tree species discovered between 2004 and 2006 and officially described in 2010, exists nowhere on Earth except in Cusuco National Park in Cortés, underscoring the biodiversity value of Honduras's cloud forests.
Diario RoatánRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 27, 2026#endemic-species#parque-nacional-cusuco#biodiversity