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Veracruz dry forests
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<h2 id="flora">Flora</h2> <p><i><a href="/facts/Cordia_dodecandra/cQwgeKBq">Cordia dodecandra</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Tabebuia_chrysantha/l4wtT69C">Tabebuia chrysantha</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Piscidia_piscipula/dDwhmdRC">Piscidia piscipula</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Crescentia_alata/vpIboaou">Crescentia alata</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Enterolobium_cyclocarpum/mc9DsAUh">Enterolobium cyclocarpum</a></i>, <i>Ehretia tenuifolia</i> and <i><a href="/facts/Tabebuia_rosea/5LUkxrUM">Tabebuia rosea</a></i> are dominant species. <a href="/facts/Succulent_plant/FjShYdlH">Succulents</a> are abundant and include species of <i><a href="/facts/Acanthocereus/06gUUHMH">Acanthocereus</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Agave/V1fhdKdU">Agave</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Opuntia/UgTBE9tr">Opuntia</a></i>. <a href="/facts/Epiphyte/n0oUN0Yd">Epiphytes</a> and <a href="/facts/Shrub/X1gKVxL5">shrubs</a> in the genera <i><a href="/facts/Acacia/Lw9T7Hy6">Acacia</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Bursera/9JY5lJvb">Bursera</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Ficus/70M2tmEB">Ficus</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Phyllanthus/pJoXJrBC">Phyllanthus</a></i>, and <i><a href="/facts/Pithecellobium/8THTJBuA">Pithecellobium</a></i> have the greatest diversity of species. <a href="/facts/Herbaceous_plant/u6myDhE2">Herbaceous plants</a> are scarce.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="fauna">Fauna</h2> <p>Birds of the Veracruz dry forests include the <a href="/facts/Sharp-shinned_hawk/wucJ0DvQ">sharp-shinned hawk</a> (<i>Accipiter striatus</i>), <a href="/facts/Merlin_(bird)/bDYpY3Xb">merlin</a> (<i>Falco columbarius</i>), <a href="/facts/White-winged_dove/4CvKrzEz">white-winged dove</a> (<i>Zenaida asiatica</i>), <a href="/facts/Lesser_roadrunner/31WQoxLk">lesser roadrunner</a> (<i>Geococcyx velox</i>), <a href="/facts/Mexican_sheartail/m5LSILHq">Mexican sheartail</a> (<i>Doricha eliza</i>), <a href="/facts/Couch%27s_kingbird/89MwuNb3">Couch's kingbird</a> (<i>Tyrannus couchii</i>), <a href="/facts/Swainson%E2%80%99s_thrush/z4joTvT4">Swainson’s thrush</a> (<i>Catharus ustulatus</i>), <a href="/facts/Red-eyed_vireo/eT1aUFxu">red-eyed vireo</a> (<i>Vireo olivaceous</i>), <a href="/facts/Magnolia_warbler/DBk5laPo">magnolia warbler</a> (<i>Dendroia magnolia</i>), and <a href="/facts/Blue-black_grassquit/VNFFUU5v">blue-black grassquit</a> (<i>Vilatinia jacarina</i>). The area is rich in herpetofauna<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> such as the black-spotted newt (<i><a href="/facts/Notophthalmus_meridionalis/9UPjlrao">Notophthalmus meridionalis</a></i>), and <a href="/facts/Tabasco_mud_turtle/7wNDE9X8">Tabasco mud turtle</a> (<i>Kinosternon acutum</i>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_ecoregions_in_Mexico/IhMd5eFf">List of ecoregions in Mexico</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Veracruz dry forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2010-11-19. <a href="https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/nt0233" target="_blank">https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/nt0233</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Veracruz dry forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2010-11-19. <a href="https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/nt0233" target="_blank">https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/nt0233</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Veracruz dry forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2010-11-19. <a href="https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/nt0233" target="_blank">https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/nt0233</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>World Wildlife Fund, ed. (2001). "Veracruz dry forests". WildWorld Ecoregion Profile. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2010-11-19. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100308064632/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0233.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100308064632/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0233.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>