The Yinggeling National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in

Hainan Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...

, China. It is located deep between the mountains of Hainan Island and so far scientists have not properly explored it. The Kadoorie Conservation China Department (KCC) conducted a pilot study in 2003 and was stunned by the size of the primary rainforest and its rich biodiversity. In 2016, two new species of plants were discovered, which were found only in the Yinggeling National Nature Reserve, namely ''Cladopus yinggelingensis'' and ''Terniopsis daoyinensis''. ''

Rhacophorus yinggelingensis ''Zhangixalus yinggelingensis'' (Yinggeling treefrog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to Yinggeling National Nature Reserve, Hainan, China. Its specific name refers to the type locality, Yinggeling, a mountain range in ...

'', the Yinggeling treefrog, is only known from the Yinggeling National Nature Reserve where it occurs in rainforest at elevations of .

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Tourist attractions in Hainan Nature reserves in Hainan {{Asia-protected-area-stub