Definition of "montane" []

• Of, growing in, or inhabiting mountain areas. (adjective)

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• "The most noteworthy species is the viviparous toad Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis (EN), which occurs in montane grasslands at 1,200-1,600 m and is one of the world's few tailless amphibians that is totally viviparous."
• "The first two are classified as montane rain forest, and the third as cloud forest."
• "Climate change would impact slowest in tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, temperate coniferous forests, so-called montane grasslands and shrublands, say the scientists."