Indomalayan realm

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Indomalayan realm
Other names:	Indomalaya, Indo-Malayan realm, Oriental realm
Continents:	Asia
Biogeography
Udvardy realm:	Indomalayan
One Earth realm:	Indomalaya
Subrealms:	3
Bioregions:	18
Ecoregions:	106
Political geography
Countries:	See text
Territories:	See text

Alternate projection of the Indomalayan realm.

Ecoregions of the Indomalayan realm, color-coded by biome.

The Indomalayan realm is a biogeographic realm that spans over much of tropical and subtropical Asia, including the Malay Archipelago west of the Wallace Line.

It shares land borders with the Palearctic realm to the north, and maritime borders with the Australasian and Oceanian realms to the east.

Geography

Political geography

The countries of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, the Maldives, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam are located entirely within the Indomalayan realm; along with the British Indian Ocean Territory and the Australian territories of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Myanmar, and Pakistan all have significant portions in this realm; and small areas of some ecoregions extend into Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.

External links

• Indomalaya Realm (One Earth)