Which countries are declared as 12 mega biodiversity countries?

Actually, there are at present 17 megadiverse countries. They are-

1.Australia

2.Brazil

3.China

4.Colombia

5.Democratic Republic of Congo

6.Ecuador

7.India

8.Indonesia

9.Madagascar

10.Malaysia

11.Mexico

12.Papua New Guinea

13.Peru

14.Philippines

15.South Africa

16.United States

17.Venezuela