安徽揚子鱷國(guo)家級自然保(bao)護區，是(shi)中國(guo)較(jiao)大的揚子鱷保(bao)護基地(di)，以揚子鱷及其棲(qi)息(xi)地(di)為(wei)(wei)(wei)主(zhu)要保(bao)護對(dui)(dui)象。這(zhe)里既是(shi)一(yi)片(pian)保(bao)護區和科研基地(di)，也是(shi)一(yi)處風(feng)景優美(mei)的旅游觀(guan)光勝地(di)，以自然風(feng)光為(wei)(wei)(wei)基調，以揚子鱷為(wei)(wei)(wei)龍頭景點，集多種珍(zhen)稀動物(wu)為(wei)(wei)(wei)觀(guan)賞主(zhu)體，對(dui)(dui)揚子鱷保(bao)護和繁殖也起(qi)到了(le)非常重(zhong)要的作用。
保(bao)護區由朱(zhu)村片(pian)、高井廟片(pian)、楊林(lin)片(pian)、紅星片(pian)、夏(xia)渡片(pian)、雙坑(keng)片(pian)、中(zhong)橋片(pian)、長樂(le)(le)片(pian)8個片(pian)區構(gou)成，以中(zhong)國鱷(e)(e)魚湖為主要游覽地點，開辟了熊池、猴(hou)島、鹿(lu)園(yuan)、竹樓、跑馬(ma)場、垂釣區、鱷(e)(e)魚表(biao)演、兒童樂(le)(le)園(yuan)等20多個景(jing)點。
滬(hu)渝高(gao)速公路從宣(xuan)城西/南(nan)陵/涇縣/宣(xuan)城市開發(fa)區出口離開，沿寶城路→水陽(yang)江南(nan)大(da)道→X011即可。
安徽揚子鱷國家級自(zi)然保護(hu)區(qu)地理坐標為：東經118°30′-119°35′，北(bei)緯30°18′-31°18′。
保護區濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)地(di)(di)(di)處長(chang)江(jiang)下游(you)丘陵平(ping)(ping)原水(shui)網區，為皖南山區向長(chang)江(jiang)沿岸平(ping)(ping)原的過渡(du)地(di)(di)(di)帶(dai)，海拔(ba)20～200米，包括河流濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)、湖(hu)泊濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)、沼澤濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)等(deng)(deng)濕(shi)(shi)地(di)(di)(di)類型，主要由青戈江(jiang)、水(shui)陽江(jiang)、漳河、南漪(yi)湖(hu)等(deng)(deng)水(shui)體及周邊沼澤灘地(di)(di)(di)組(zu)成(cheng)。
保護區屬北亞熱帶(dai)濕潤和暖溫(wen)(wen)帶(dai)半溫(wen)(wen)潤季風氣候(hou)，年(nian)(nian)均(jun)氣溫(wen)(wen)15.9℃，年(nian)(nian)均(jun)降水量約1294毫米，年(nian)(nian)均(jun)相(xiang)對濕度28%，年(nian)(nian)均(jun)無(wu)霜(shuang)期229天。
保(bao)護區(qu)內(nei)南漪湖(hu)為宣城市內(nei)的天然湖(hu)泊，分為東西二湖(hu)，湖(hu)面(mian)面(mian)積約為100平(ping)方(fang)千米(mi)，水(shui)(shui)(shui)位(wei)為8.5米(mi)時，總蓄水(shui)(shui)(shui)量(liang)為3.5億立方(fang)米(mi)，入湖(hu)水(shui)(shui)(shui)流發源于南面(mian)山(shan)區(qu)，出水(shui)(shui)(shui)經(jing)水(shui)(shui)(shui)陽江向北(bei)流入長江。
保護(hu)區土壤(rang)類型以紅土壤(rang)、水稻土、黃棕壤(rang)等為主。
1979年1月(yue)，經安徽省(sheng)政(zheng)府批(pi)準在原宣(xuan)城縣南郊(jiao)創(chuang)建(jian)“安徽省(sheng)揚子鱷養殖(zhi)場”。
1982年6月，安徽省(sheng)政府(fu)批(pi)準成立安徽省(sheng)揚子鱷(e)自然保護(hu)區(qu)。
1986年，保(bao)護區(qu)升級(ji)為國家級(ji)自然保(bao)護區(qu)，更(geng)名為“安(an)徽揚子鱷國家級(ji)自然保(bao)護區(qu)”。
保(bao)護(hu)(hu)區(qu)內有(you)國(guo)家(jia)級(ji)(ji)(ji)重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)點保(bao)護(hu)(hu)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)7種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，國(guo)家(jia)級(ji)(ji)(ji)重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)點保(bao)護(hu)(hu)動物(wu)(wu)30種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，真菌116種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。有(you)野生植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)776種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，其中蕨(jue)類植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)28種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、裸(luo)子(zi)(zi)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)12種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、被子(zi)(zi)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)736種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。國(guo)家(jia)一(yi)級(ji)(ji)(ji)重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)點保(bao)護(hu)(hu)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)有(you)2種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，包(bao)括水杉(shan)、銀(yin)杏；國(guo)家(jia)二級(ji)(ji)(ji)重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)點保(bao)護(hu)(hu)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)有(you)5種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，包(bao)括香(xiang)樟(zhang)等(deng)。作(zuo)為揚(yang)子(zi)(zi)鱷(e)洞(dong)穴隱蔽及營(ying)巢用(yong)的植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)有(you)44種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。有(you)野生脊椎動物(wu)(wu)340種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，其中魚(yu)類有(you)54種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，兩棲類有(you)24種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，爬行類有(you)50種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，鳥類有(you)176種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，獸類有(you)36種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。此(ci)外，還有(you)昆蟲類470種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。國(guo)家(jia)一(yi)級(ji)(ji)(ji)重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)點保(bao)護(hu)(hu)動物(wu)(wu)有(you)4種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，包(bao)括揚(yang)子(zi)(zi)鱷(e)、云豹、黑麂和梅(mei)花鹿；國(guo)家(jia)二級(ji)(ji)(ji)重(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)點保(bao)護(hu)(hu)動物(wu)(wu)有(you)26種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，包(bao)括虎紋蛙、鴛鴦、白鷴(xian)、勺(shao)雞、穿山甲、小靈貓等(deng)。保(bao)護(hu)(hu)區(qu)為野生揚(yang)子(zi)(zi)鱷(e)主要分(fen)(fen)(fen)布區(qu)之一(yi)，有(you)揚(yang)子(zi)(zi)鱷(e)分(fen)(fen)(fen)布的池塘面積約(yue)0.41平方千米，分(fen)(fen)(fen)布有(you)揚(yang)子(zi)(zi)鱷(e)約(yue)150條(tiao)。
保護區內植被(bei)以亞(ya)熱帶常綠(lv)闊葉林為主(zhu)，其(qi)中丘陵地區植被(bei)以灌草叢(cong)為主(zhu)。人工營造(zao)經濟林主(zhu)要有(you)馬尾松(song)、國外松(song)、杉木、茶樹及毛竹(zhu)、油桐等樹種。
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