Xeric shrublands ecoregion in Mexico and the United States
Tamaulipan mezquital
Tamaulipan thornscrub, Webb County, Texas, USA (10 June 2016)
Ecology
Realm
Nearctic
Biome
Deserts and xeric shrublands
Borders
List
Chihuahuan Desert
East Central Texas forests
Edwards Plateau savanna
Tamaulipan matorral
Veracruz moist forests
Western Gulf coastal grasslands
Bird species
340[1]
Mammal species
90[1]
Geography
Area
141,500 km2 (54,600 sq mi)
Countries
Mexico
United States
States
Coahuila
Nuevo Leon
Tamaulipas
Texas
Rivers
Rio Grande
Climate type
Hot semi-arid (BSh)
Conservation
Habitat loss
18.449%[1]
Protected
0.68%[1]
The Tamaulipan mezquital (Spanish: Mezquital Tamaulipeco) is a deserts and xeric shrublands ecoregion in the Southern United States and northeastern Mexico. It covers an area of 141,500 km2 (54,600 sq mi),[2] encompassing a portion of the Gulf Coastal Plain in southern Texas, northern Tamaulipas, northeastern Coahuila, and part of Nuevo León.
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Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.
^"Tamaulipan mezquital". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
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