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Campo Verde Flora And Fauna Protection Area
Campo Verde Flora and Fauna Protection Area is a protected area in northern Mexico. It covers an area of 1080.67 km2 in northwestern Chihuahua, on the border with Sinaloa. It is at the eastern edge of the Sierra Madre Occidental, where it meets the Chihuahuan Desert. Flora and fauna According to the National Biodiversity Information System of Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) in Campo Verde Flora and Fauna Protection Area there are over 255 plant and animal species from which 32 are in at risk category and 4 are exotics. The main plant community is oak and pine–oak woodland. Palo Blanco (''Quercus laeta'') is a characteristic oak species."Campo Verde". Sistema de Información, Monitoreo y Evaluación para la Conservación (SIMEC) of the Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP). Accessed 4 September 2021/ref> Native mammals include American black bear (''Ursus americanus''), white-tailed deer (''Odocoileus virginianus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chihuahua (state)
Chihuahua (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chihuahua), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is located in northwestern Mexico, and is bordered by the states of Sonora to the west, Sinaloa to the southwest, Durango to the south, and Coahuila to the east. To the north and northeast, it shares an extensive border with the U.S. adjacent to the U.S. states of New Mexico and Texas. Its capital city is Chihuahua City; the largest city is Ciudad Juárez. Although Chihuahua is primarily identified with its namesake, the Chihuahuan Desert, it has more forests than any other state in Mexico, aside from Durango. Due to its variant climate, the state has a large variety of fauna and flora. The state is mostly characterized by rugged mountainous terrain and wide river valleys. The Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range, part of the continental spine that also inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Turkey
The wild turkey (''Meleagris gallopavo'') is an Upland game bird, upland ground bird native to North America, one of two extant species of Turkey (bird), turkey and the heaviest member of the order Galliformes. It is the ancestor to the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of wild turkey (not the related ocellated turkey). Description Adult wild turkeys have long reddish-yellow to grayish-green legs. The body feathers are generally blackish and dark, sometimes grey brown overall with a coppery sheen that becomes more complex in adult males. Adult males, called toms or gobblers, have a large, featherless, reddish head, red throat, and red Wattle (anatomy), wattles on the throat and neck. The head has fleshy growths called Caruncle (bird anatomy) , caruncles. Juvenile males are called jakes; the difference between an adult male and a juvenile is that the jake has a very short beard and his tail fan has longer feathers in the middle. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemos-Espinal's Leopard Frog
Lemos-Espinal's leopard frog (''Lithobates lemosespinali'') is a species of frog in the family Ranidae endemic to the Sierra Madre Occidental of southwestern Chihuahua in northern Mexico. Its natural habitats are pine-oak forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References Lithobates Endemic amphibians of Mexico Fauna of the Sierra Madre Occidental Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 2003 {{Ranidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Tiger Salamander
The plateau tiger salamander or Mexican tiger salamander (''Ambystoma velasci'') is a species of mole salamander in the family Ambystomatidae. It is typically considered endemic to Mexico, although its range might extend to the United States. Its natural habitat is grassland, including sparse forest and semiarid grassland. Breeding takes place in a range of aquatic habitats: deep volcanic lakes, shallow vernal pools, artificial cattle ponds, and intermittent, fish-free stream pools. It exhibits facultative paedomorphosis. ''Ambystoma velasci'' is locally threatened by habitat loss due to urbanization, forest clearance, and water extraction, and also by pollution and the introduction of fish and frogs (''Lithobates catesbeianus The American bullfrog (''Lithobates catesbeianus''), often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is a large true frog native to eastern North America. It typically inhabits large permanent water bodies such as swamps, po ...''). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarahumara Salamander
The Tarahumara salamander (''Ambystoma rosaceum'') is a freshwater species of mole salamander in the family Ambystomatidae, endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are temperate forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, freshwater marshes, pastureland, and ponds. The Tarahumara salamander may actually be two different species separated by the Sierra Madre Occidental in northwestern Mexico. It's classified as Least Concern, but habitat loss, introduced predatory fish, and increasing agriculture in the area pose threats to its survival. The Government of Mexico classifies it as Pr, meaning Special Protection. Description The Tarhumara salamander is a medium-sized salamander with a maximum snout to vent length of about and a tail of about . Females have longer bodies and shorter tails than males. Newly-hatched larvae are a uniform brownish-black, older larvae have rows of yellow and black mottling and most terre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackbelly Garter Snake
The blackbelly garter snake (''Thamnophis melanogaster'') is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is found in Mexico. Authority First described as ''Tropidonotus melanogaster'' by Peters in 1864, this species is now recognized as ''Thamnophis melanogaster''. Geographic range It is found on the Central Mexican Plateau at elevations between 1,158 and 2,545 m above sea level. Description The dorsal color of these snakes may be brown, olive green, gray, red, orange, or pink. Ventral colors include the same as the dorsal, with the addition of yellow. Dorsal patterns may include stripes and there is typically a black stripe running down the center of the belly, which explains both the common and scientific names for this species. There is little or no difference in size between the sexes of Blackbelly garter snakes. Habitat This is a terrestrial species that occurs in temperate habitats. Although it lives on land, it has not been found more than 15 m from a body of wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Wandering Garter Snake
The Mexican wandering garter snake (''Thamnophis errans'') is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Mexico. Taxonomy Classification This snake was first described as species new to science in 1942. Subsequently, some authors have noted similarities between northern populations of the Mexican wandering garter snake and the southern subspecies of the western terrestrial garter snake (''Thamnophis elegans vagrans''), leading them to reclassify the former as another subspecies of the western terrestrial garter snake under the name ''Thamnophis elegans errans''. However, a 280 km gap of uninhabitable low desert separates the ranges of the two populations. Additionally, even the closest populations of Mexican wandering and western terrestrial garter snakes are still morphologically separated by the number and arrangement of scales, as well as the color of the tongue. Presently, ''Thamnophis errans'' is considered a valid taxon. Distribution and habitat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chihuahuan Skink
''Plestiodon multilineatus'', the Chihuahuan skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to the state of Chihuahua, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... ''Plestiodon multilineatus'' can grow to in snout–vent length. References multilineatus Lizards of North America Endemic reptiles of Mexico Reptiles described in 1957 Taxa named by Wilmer W. Tanner {{skink-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Pigmy Skink
''Plestiodon parviauriculatus'', the northern pigmy skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5127077 parviauriculatus Reptiles of Mexico Reptiles described in 1933 Taxa named by Edward Harrison Taylor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Plateau Horned Lizard
The Mexican Plateau horned lizard (''Phrynosoma orbiculare'') is a species of horned lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species, also known commonly as the Chihuahua Desert horned lizard, is endemic to Mexico. There are five recognized subspecies. The specific epithet, ''orbiculare'', comes from the Latin adjective ''orbis'', meaning "circular". Description ''P. orbiculare'' has a characteristic single row of lateral abdominal fringe scales. This "horned toad" also has two short occipital horns. Geographic range ''P. orbiculare'' is found only in the high plateau country of central Mexico. Specifically, it is found in the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Durango, Morelos, Nuevo León, Puebla, and Veracruz. Habitat ''P. orbiculare'' occurs in a wide range of primary habitats (dry scrubland, pine-oak forest, oak forest, juniper forest) and secondary habitats (agricultural land, and agave and ''Opuntia'' fields). Subspecies Five subspecies of ''P. orbiculare'' are recogniz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bewick's Wren
The Bewick's wren (''Thryomanes bewickii'') is a wren native to North America. It is the only species placed in the genus ''Thryomanes''. At about long, it is grey-brown above, white below, with a long white eyebrow. While similar in appearance to the Carolina wren, it has a long tail that is tipped in white. The song is loud and melodious, much like the song of other wrens. It lives in thickets, brush piles and hedgerows, open woodlands and scrubby areas, often near streams. It eats insects and spiders, which it Gleaning (birds), gleans from vegetation or finds on the ground. Its historic range was from southern British Columbia, Nebraska, southern Ontario, and southwestern Pennsylvania, Maryland, south to Mexico, Arkansas and the northern States of the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf States. However, it is now extremely rare east of the Mississippi River. Taxonomy In 1827 the American ornithologist John James Audubon included an illustration of Bewick's wren under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aztec Thrush
The Aztec thrush (''Ridgwayia pinicola'') is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is found mainly in Mexico, but vagrants are occasionally seen in the United States. Its natural habitat is montane forests. The IUCN Red List denotes it as a least-concern species. Taxonomy Philip Sclater described the species as ''Turdus pinicola'' from southern Mexico in 1859. In 1882, Leonhard Stejneger moved the species into its own genus, ''Ridgwayia''. The genus name honors ornithologist Robert Ridgway. It is also placed in the genus '' Zoothera''. Two subspecies are recognized: ''R. p. maternalis'' found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, and ''R. p. pinicola'' in southwestern Mexico. Description The Aztec thrush is long and weighs . The adult male has a dark brown hood, the head, neck and upper mantle being dark brown, with pale flecks or streaks. There may be a pale brown supercilium. The back, scapulars, median coverts and greater coverts are dark brown, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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