Thailand's National Parks

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Thailand has in excess of 138 wildlife sanctuaries and National Parks and Marine National Parks. The major locations are listed in the opposite links and we detail 20 National Parks and eco tourism locations.
Thailand is home to over 15,000 species of vascular plants and 16,000 species of animals [ of which 960 are birds, 310 are reptiles, 107 are amphibians and 285 are mammals ]. There are in excess of 70,000 species of insects and 1,200 species of butterflies.
This biological diversity stems from Thailand's location. Thailand lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator [ from 5.30 to 20.30 latitude North and from 97.2 to 105.3 longitude east ].
The total area of Thailand is more than 513,000 square kilometres [ 198,110 square miles ] and is divided into four main geographic regions. Accordingly the Thailand National Parks vary depending upon the climatic conditions affecting diversity.
Thailandsworld.com has catalogued them according to region.
North Thailand National Parks includes Doi Inthanon National Park Mae Ping National Park Nam Nao National Park and Doi Suthep National Park. These are all deciduos or rainforest mountain parks.

Southern & Central Thailand National Marine Parks
The Southern Thailand Peninsula region is tropical, limestone based karst country with tropical wet evergreen forests and coastal scenery with coral reefs and fine beaches, Northern Thailand is characterised by temperate climate forests and North Eastern Thailand by sandstone soils with seasonally dry deciduous forests and savannah grasslands.
The South Thailand National and Marine Parks include, Phi Phi Marine National Park Tarutao Marine National Park Ao Phang Nga Marine National Park and Surin Marine National Park. The Southern coastal scenery is divided into two separate Seas, the Andaman Sea on the West coast of The Ishmus of Kra and the Gulf of Thailand to the East thereof. The total Coast line exceeds 2,600 kilometers [ 1,620 miles ].
The Northeast Thailand National Parks include Khao Yai Phu Kradung Phu Wiang and Phu Rua
The Central Thailand National Parks in include Ko Chang Khao Sam Roi and Kaeng Krachan National Parks.