| Enriquillo wetlands | |
|---|---|
 Lake Enriquillo | |
 Ecoregion territory (in purple, lower center of island) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Neotropical |
| Biome | flooded grasslands and savannas |
| Borders | Hispaniolan dry forests |
| Geography | |
| Area | 628 km2 (242 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable[1] |
| Protected | 397 km2 (63%)[2] |
The Enriquillo wetlands are a flooded grasslands and savannas ecoregion on the island of Hispaniola. They cover about 628 km2 (242 sq mi) around several low-lying lakes in southwestern Hispaniola in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[1]
- ^ a b "Enriquillo wetlands". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- ^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, pp. 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]