Panama, due to its particular geographical situation, houses almost 1000 bird species. Likewise, it is home to as 220 different types of mammals and 354 types of reptiles and amphibians. Today, 29 per cent of Panama’s territory is protected with 14 national parks, more than a dozen forestry reserves and 10 wildlife refuges. Panama. The country also has hundreds of islands and protects miles of coral reefs that are the habitat of a great diversity of marine life.