The Chihuahuan Desert is a desert ecoregion covering roughly 502,000 square kilometers of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, and is often described as the largest hot desert in North America. It spans both true hot desert and semi-arid steppe climate zones. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Biogeographic Realm Area (sq km) Chihuahuan Desert
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Hosts
Source Agave victoriae-reginae (Wikipedia)
Source Astrophytum capricorne (Wikipedia)
Source Bolson Tortoise (Wikipedia)
Source Echinocactus horizonthalonius (Wikipedia)
Source Scolopendra heros - Wikipedia
Source World Wildlife Fund
Source Wikipedia: Selaginella lepidophylla
In Biome
Desert, Biomes Source Chihuahuan Desert (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
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1. Chihuahuan Desert (Wikipedia)
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The Chihuahuan Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Chihuahua, Desierto Chihuahuense) is a desert ecoregion designation covering parts of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
- Biogeographic realm: nearctic (derived from location stated in entity description)
View the Source Bolson Tortoise (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHosts: Bolson Tortoise, Lead sectionQuote, Hosts: Bolson Tortoise, Lead section
It lives in a region of the Chihuahuan Desert known as the Bolson de Mapimi, which is located in north-central Mexico.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationDemonstrates: Flash FloodView the Source Wikipedia: Selaginella lepidophylla
WikipediaHosts: Selaginella Lepidophylla, Wikipedia intro: "ericho) is a species of desert plant in the spikemoss family (Selaginellaceae). It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert of the United States and Mexico. S. lepido..."View the Source Astrophytum capricorne (Wikipedia)
Hosts: Astrophytum capricorne, Wikipedia intro: "ns. This species is designated as of "least concern" by the IUCN as it is widely distributed in the Chihuahuan desert."View the Source Agave victoriae-reginae (Wikipedia)
Hosts: Agave victoriae-reginae, Wikipedia intro: "oloured flowers are borne in erect racemes up to 4m in length. A. victoriae-reginae is found in the Chihuahuan Desert in the Mexican States of Coahuila, Durango..."View the Source Echinocactus horizonthalonius (Wikipedia)
Hosts: Echinocactus horizonthalonius, Wikipedia intro: "meloncillo. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it occurs in Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert habitats, particularly o..."View the Source Scolopendra heros - Wikipedia
Hosts: Giant Desert Centipede, article text (ecosystem), EntityId 285527, target E266738Quote, Hosts: Giant Desert Centipede, article text (ecosystem), EntityId 285527, target E266738
Although this species 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, S. heros is also found in rocky woodland areas, su
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