The Chihuahuan Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Chihuahua, Desierto Chihuahuense) is a desert ecoregion designation covering parts of northern Mexico and...
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List of North American deserts (redirect from North American Desert)
Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest hot desert in North America, located in the Southwestern United...
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Scolopendra heros (redirect from Arizona Desert Centipede)
is commonly referred to as the "giant desert centipede" because of its presence in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts, and other arid and semi-arid habitats...
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(Stenocereus thurberi). The Sonoran Desert is clearly distinct from nearby deserts (e.g., the Great Basin, Mojave, and Chihuahuan deserts) because it provides...
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Selaginella lepidophylla (section Desert conditions)
resurrection plant, is a species of desert plant in the spikemoss family (Selaginellaceae). It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert of the United States and Mexico...
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The Chihuahuan raven (Corvus cryptoleucus) is a species of crow in the family Corvidae that is native to the United States and Mexico. The proportions...
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Sotol is a distilled spirit from the Chihuahuan desert (northern Mexico, western Texas) sourced from the plants of the genus Dasylirion, most commonly:...
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Southwestern United States (redirect from Desert southwest)
ago, the Chihuahuan Desert is a relatively dry desert, although it is slightly wetter than the Sonoran Desert to the west. The Chihuahuan Desert spreads...
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the Mojave Desert, the Sonoran Desert or the Chihuahuan Desert; deserts of Australia such as the Simpson Desert or the Great Victoria Desert and many other...
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Trans-Pecos (redirect from Trans-Pecos Desert)
subdivision of West Texas. The Trans-Pecos is part of the Chihuahuan Desert, the largest desert in North America. It is the most mountainous and arid portion...
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Geography of Arizona (section Chihuahuan Desert)
southeastern Arizona is part of the Chihuahuan Desert. Because of its higher elevation in comparison to the Sonoran Desert, it tends to have milder temperatures...
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Mountains forests and the Chihuahuan Desert. Aside from the trademark saguaro, the desert has the most diverse plant life of any desert in the world, and includes...
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Chihuahua (state) (category Chihuahuan Desert)
Although Chihuahua is primarily identified with its namesake, the Chihuahuan Desert, it has more forests than any other state in Mexico, aside from Durango...
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Sceloporus magister (redirect from Desert Spiny Lizard)
known as the desert spiny lizard, is a lizard species of the family Phrynosomatidae, native to the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert of North America...
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Larrea tridentata (category Flora of the Chihuahuan Desert)
Larrea tridentata is a prominent species in the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan Deserts of western North America, and its range includes those and other...
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Peyote (category Flora of the Chihuahuan Desert)
Texas. It is found primarily in the Sierra Madre Occidental, the Chihuahuan Desert and in the states of Nayarit, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and...
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The desert grassland whiptail lizard (Aspidoscelis uniparens) is an all-female species of reptiles in North America. It was formerly placed in the genus...
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Cuatro Ciénegas (category Chihuahuan Desert)
Ciénagas: tourism and attractions Pronatura Noreste in the Chihuahuan Desert Cuatrociénagas, Desert Fishes Council Cuatrociénegas Scientific Research Center...
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The desert is named after the lechuguilla plant, known scientifically as Agave lecheguilla, which occurs exclusively in the Chihuahuan desert many hundreds...
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also home to 242 municipal parks. The Chihuahuan Desert Gardens (CDG) display the flora of the Chihuahuan Desert and adjacent regions in the United States...
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Prosopis glandulosa (category Flora of the Chihuahuan Desert)
community in the Sonoran Desert ecoregion of California and Arizona (U.S.), and Sonora state (México), and in the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico and Texas...
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Reproduction and Population Structure of Desert Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata luteola) at the Northern Edge of Chihuahuan Desert. Chelonian Conservation and Biology...
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The Chihuahuan spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis exsanguis) is a species of lizard native to the United States in southern Arizona, southern New Mexico and...
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Depression. Fort Davis National Historic Site was established in 1961. The Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute arboretum was established in 1974. According to...
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Black-chinned hummingbird (category Fauna of the Chihuahuan Desert)
The black-chinned hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) is a hummingbird occupying a broad range of habitats. Its summer range is in the western United States...
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Crotalus scutulatus (redirect from Desert diamondback)
about 1.5 MYA, creating the Mojave-Sonoran clade to the west and the Chihuahuan clade to the southeast. Note that the boundaries between these clades...
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Parkinsonia aculeata (category Flora of the Chihuahuan Desert)
Parkinsonia aculeata is a species of perennial flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae. Common names include palo verde, Mexican palo verde, Parkinsonia...
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Deserts and xeric shrublands (redirect from Desert shrubland)
The Nama Karoo of Namibia has the world's richest desert fauna. The Chihuahuan desert and Central Mexican matorral are the richest deserts in the Neotropics...
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Pyrrhuloxia (redirect from Desert cardinal)
The pyrrhuloxia /ˌpɪrəˈlɒksiə/ or desert cardinal (Cardinalis sinuatus) is a medium-sized North American songbird found in the American southwest and northern...
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geoscheme. A part of the Great Australian Desert. Desert Desertification List of deserts by continent Polar desert Tundra United Nations Convention to Combat...
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