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{{Infobox ecoregion
|name = Chihuahuan Desert
|image = Big Bend National Park PB112611.jpg
|image_size =
|image_alt =
|caption = Chihuahuan desert landscape in [[Big Bend National Park]]
|map = Chihuahuan Desert map.svg
|map_size = 250
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|map_caption = Location map of Chihuahuan Desert
|ecozone = [[Nearctic realm|Nearctic]]
|biome = [[
|animals =
|bird_species =
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|state5 = [[Zacatecas]]
|state6 = [[Arizona]]
|state7 = [[New Mexico]]
|state8 = [[Texas]]
|region_type =
|elevation =
|geology =
|seas = Non
|rivers = ▼
▲|rivers = [[Rio Grande]]
|climate = [[Hot desert climate|Hot desert]] (''BWh'') and [[hot semi-arid climate|hot semi-arid]] (''BSh'')
|soil =
|conservation = Vulnerable
|global200 = Yes
|habitat_loss =
|habitat_loss_ref =
|coordinates = {{coord|30|32|26|N|103|50|14|W|scale:5000000|display=inline,title}}
|protected = {{cvt|35,905
|protected_ref = )<ref name = dinerstein>{{cite journal |first1=Eric |last1=Dinerstein
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The '''Chihuahuan Desert''' ({{lang-es|Desierto de Chihuahua}}, {{lang|es|Desierto Chihuahuense}}) is a [[desert]]
==Geography==
[[File:Chihuahuan Desert from South Rim BIBE.jpg|left|thumbnail|The terrain mainly consists of [[Drainage basin|basin]]s broken by numerous small [[mountain range]]s.]]
There are
According to the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]] the Chihuahuan Desert may be the most biologically diverse desert in the world as measured by species richness or endemism. The region has been badly degraded, mainly due to grazing.<ref name="WWF">{{WWF ecoregion |id=na1303 |name=Chihuahuan desert|
==Climate==
The desert is mainly a [[rain shadow]] desert because the two main mountain ranges
Owing to its inland position and higher elevation than the [[Sonoran Desert]] to the west, mostly varying from {{convert| The mean annual precipitation for the Chihuahuan Desert is {{convert|235|mm|in|abbr=on}} with a range of approximately {{convert|150|–|400|mm|0|abbr=on}}, although it receives more precipitation than most other warm desert ecoregions.<ref name= NMSU /> ==Flora==
[[File:Antelope, Otero Mesa NM.jpg|left|thumbnail|
The creosote bush (''[[Larrea tridentata]]'') is the dominant plant species on gravelly and occasional sandy soils in valley areas within the Chihuahuan Desert. The other species
[[Herbaceous plant]]s, such as bush muhly (''[[Muhlenbergia porteri]]''), blue grama (''[[Bouteloua gracilis]]''), gypsum grama (''[[Bouteloua breviseta|B. breviseta]]''),
The United Nations Environment Programme reported in 2006 that nearly half of the bird, mammal, and butterfly species in the Chihuahuan Desert are expected to be replaced by other species by 2055 due to climate change.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EEz8yAMp7SAC&pg=PR7|title=Global Deserts Outlook|publisher=United Nations Environment Programme|year=2006|isbn=9789280727227}}</ref>
==Protected areas==
A 2017 assessment found that {{cvt|35,905
==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=
File:Creosote Larrea tridentata.JPG|Young [[Larrea tridentata|creosote bush]] (''Larrea tridentata'')
File:VanHornTX 2008.jpg|[[Yucca]],
File:Agave lechuguilla habitus.jpg|Lechuguilla (''[[Agave lechuguilla]]'')—one of the indicator plants of the Chihuahuan Desert
File:Spring Water coahuila MEXICO - panoramio.jpg|Poza Azul, one of many a springs in the [[Cuatro Ciénegas Basin]] in central [[Coahuila]], Mexico (2009).
</gallery>
== See also ==
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{{Commons category|Chihuahuan Desert}}▼
*[[List of deserts by area]]
*[[List of ecoregions in the United States (WWF)]]
*[[List of geographical regions in Texas]]
*[[McKittrick Canyon]]
*[[Malpai Borderlands]]
*[[Pecos River]]
*[[Samalayuca Dune Fields]]
*[[Sky islands]]
*[[Solitario]] formation
*[[Sonoran Desert]]
*[[Trans-Pecos]]
*[[West Texas]]
{{div col end}}
==References==
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==External links==
▲{{Commons category|Chihuahuan Desert}}
*{{WWF ecoregion |id=na1303 |name=Chihuahuan desert}}
*[http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/ecoregions/51303frame.htm Chihuahuan Desert images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu] ([http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/ecoregions/51303.htm slow modem version])
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