The Chihuahuan The Chihuahuan DesertDesert

By Marcela Covarrubias By Marcela Covarrubias

What is the Chihuahuan What is the Chihuahuan Desert? Desert? 

Its a desert, and Its a desert, and an ecoregion designation, that an ecoregion designation, that straddles the U.S.-Mexico border in straddles the U.S.-Mexico border in the central and northern portions of the central and northern portions of the Mexican Plateau, bordered on the the Mexican Plateau, bordered on the west by the extensive Sierra Madre west by the extensive Sierra Madre Occidental range, and overlaying Occidental range, and overlaying northern portions of the east range, northern portions of the east range, the Sierra Madre Oriental. the Sierra Madre Oriental.

  Map of the Chihuahuan Map of the Chihuahuan Desert Desert

What is the desert like?What is the desert like? Its covering more than 200,000 square miles.Its covering more than 200,000 square miles. Winter temperatures are cool.Winter temperatures are cool. summer temperatures are extremely hot. summer temperatures are extremely hot.

  A interesting plant species in A interesting plant species in the desert.the desert.

Creosote Bush is the dominant plant species Creosote Bush is the dominant plant species throughout the Chihuahuan Desert. throughout the Chihuahuan Desert.

  The creosote bush can be identified from its The creosote bush can be identified from its waxy green leaves and yellow flowers. Which waxy green leaves and yellow flowers. Which later turn to round, white wooly seed-vessels, later turn to round, white wooly seed-vessels, which are the fruit of the creosote bush.which are the fruit of the creosote bush.

  interesting animal speciesinteresting animal species

The red spot toad an amphibians that is included The red spot toad an amphibians that is included in Chihuahuan desert animals. in Chihuahuan desert animals.

The baby toads doze underneath the earth and The baby toads doze underneath the earth and wake up during major rain to mate earlier than wake up during major rain to mate earlier than going back underneath the land. going back underneath the land.

They can be usually found beside desert streams They can be usually found beside desert streams and pools. and pools.

interesting insect speciesinteresting insect species

Dung BeetlesDung Beetles are found in the are found in the Chihuahuan Desert.Chihuahuan Desert.

My opinion is that these are the My opinion is that these are the ugliest lil bugs.ugliest lil bugs.