The Zacapu Lagoon is a small perennial wetland located within the urban area of Zacapu,

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...

, Mexico. It has an approximate area of 33 hectares, connects with the Lerma River through the Angulo River and is fed by 20 springs. The Zacapu Lagoon was included within the Ramsar wetlands in June 2004. Zacapu Lagoon is the only known habitat for the

Zacapu shiner The Zacapu shiner (''Notropis grandis'') is a small North American freshwater fish, where it is known only from the Zacapu Lagoon and its outlet in Michoacán, Mexico. The Zacapu shiner is a member of the '' Notropis calientis'' species complex a ...

, Zacapu allotoca, Zacapu dwarf crayfish and

Anderson's salamander Anderson's salamander (''Ambystoma andersoni'') is a neotenic salamander from Zacapu Lagoon in the Mexican state of Michoacán. This salamander is a relatively recent discovery, first described by Branden and Krebs in 1984. ''Ambystoma andersoni ...

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{{Reflist Protected areas of Michoacán Geography of Michoacán Lagoons of Mexico Ramsar sites in Mexico Lerma River