Biodiversity catalogue
Quick field guide to the Chipinque Nature Reserve Of the 1785 registered species, 63 are in some state of vulnerability. Here are some of these indicator species and the most common species to see that inhabit Chipinque, along with their conservation status.
Small-eared Tree Frog
Females measure a maximum of 3.9 cm and males 3.1 cm.
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Camp's Chirping Frog
It has a compact body, with fingers without interdigital membranes, relatively large eyes, and generally brown or grayish coloration, with…
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Barking Frog
Its body is robust and flattened, with a wide head, large eyes, and visible eardrums. Its skin is rough and shows variable coloration in…
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Long-footed Chirping Frog
It has a compact body and relatively long legs. It generally presents a brown or grayish coloration.
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Cloudy Toad
Generally presents brown, grayish, or greenish tones, with dark spots that help it camouflage. Thick, dry skin covered with small bumps or…
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Yellow Garden Spider
They have distinctive yellow and black markings on the abdomen and a mostly white cephalothorax. Males measure 5 to 9 mm and females 19 to…
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Hope of the Sierra Madre Oriental
: It has a robust and bulky body, and presents two color morphs (green and, initially, pink-purple), which turn to yellowish or light brown…
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Golden Carpenter Ant
It is large, about 2 cm in size. It has strong jaws and its abdomen has a golden velvet appearance.
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Big Dipper Firefly.
: They are small soft-bodied beetles that measure between 9 and 19 mm (0.4 and 0.7 inches) in length. They have flat black or brown bodies…
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Monarch Butterfly
It measures between 8.9 and 10.2 cm in wingspan. Its body is divided into head, thorax, and abdomen, and it displays a striking bright…
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Acorn Woodpecker
It can measure 19 to 23 cm and weigh 65 to 90 g. As its name indicates, it feeds mainly on acorns, although it also feeds on insects and…
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Gray-breasted Jay
A bird with a size of 29 cm, it mainly feeds on acorns, however it can also consume insects, small reptiles, amphibians, and bird chicks…
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Wild turkey
A bird with a size of 110 to 115 cm, they feed on acorns, wild fruits, plant matter, and occasionally small animals. Their nests are found…
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Golden-cheeked Warbler
A bird measuring 12 to 13 cm in size, it feeds mainly on insects such as beetles, ants, and flies, as well as spiders. Its nests are…
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Copper-tailed Trogon
They measure just under 30 cm and weigh between 60 and 80 g. They are omnivorous; they feed on insects and fruits. They usually nest in…
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Ruby ticket
Its cap is small, reddish and velvety, with a yellowish margin, sometimes cracked.
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Lobed shelf fungus
The shape of the fruiting body is thin and semicircular or fan-shaped. It grows directly on wood and can form clusters of several…
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Orange shelf fungus
Its fruiting body resembles shelves or fans. Very striking red-orange coloration.
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Cartilage lichen
It forms branches that look like small shrubs. Coloration is generally pale green, yellowish, or grayish green.
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Oxidized lichen
It has the appearance of a small shrub. Its color can range from grayish green to intense orange.
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Rock squirrel
It weighs between 600 and 850 grams, feeds on vegetation, wild fruits, seeds, and small animals. They live approximately two and a half…
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White-nosed coati
Weighs between 3 to 5 kg, feeds mainly on insects, wild fruits, and occasionally small animals like mice, lizards, and frogs. They can live…
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Coyote
Weighs 7 to 21 kg, feeds on small and large animals, plant matter, and wild fruits. They can live up to 10 years in the wild.
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American black bear
It weighs between 39 and 409 kg, feeding mainly on grasses, herbs, and fruits, and to a lesser extent on animal matter, such as insects or…
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White-tailed deer
It weighs between 57 and 137 kg, and feeds on a wide variety of vegetation. They can live up to 20 years in the wild, but few exceed 10…
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St. Peter's Crown
Tree up to 12 m tall, characterized by its multiple flowers with white crown-shaped bracts. In Chipinque, the San Pedro crown blooms in the…
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Antler oak
Semi-deciduous to evergreen tree that grows up to 25 m tall, with broad, shiny dark green leaves. Its acorns are elongated and ovoid in…
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Smooth pine
Individuals reach heights up to 40 m tall. Their trunk is straight and their crown is rounded and sparse, composed of thick branches placed…
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Mexican yew
Tree 6 to 10 m tall. Scaly bark, light brown in color. Its seeds are partially covered by a fleshy, red, berry-like structure.
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Trumpet flower
Shrub 30 to 90 cm tall, characterized by its red, tubular flowers clustered in racemes.
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Texas Coral Snake
It is a venomous snake of medical importance; its length varies from 60 to 120 cm. Its pattern is its main characteristic, forming black…
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Red Black-headed Snake
It is a small snake that reaches 36 cm in length. It has a red dorsal coloration, with a black head and a white collar. Its tail is large…
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Sierra Madre Oriental Skink
It has an elongated cylindrical body with short limbs, measuring just over 5 cm in length. It is bronze in color and has black stripes on…
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Texas alligator lizard
It has rigid but smooth scales, with a brownish-yellow coloration and black-white patterns. It can reach more than 60 cm from snout to…
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Torquate Lizard
Grayish-green coloration with a noticeable black collar, which may have a yellowish outline; males during the breeding season may adopt a…
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