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Rancho El Aribabi

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Yerba mansa at AribabiYerba mansa at AribabiRancho El Aribabi is half an hour East of Imuris and stretches (the long dimension - 10,000 acres total area) from the Rio Cocospera up into the Sierra Azul. The owner is attempting to diversify from destructive cattle ranching by using the ranch for research, hunting, birdwatching, camping, and group retreats. Owner Carlos Robles has taken cows off much of the ranch, which is recovering nicely. A green ribbon or riparian vegetation grow along the Rio Cocospera, which flows strongly through the ranch. The bird life here is impressive, including this northernmost recorded breeding Sinaloan Wren.

The mountainous upper ranch is encinal (oak forest) and oak savannah. Grasslands between trees is gorgeous and has recovered amazingly well from cattle. In the 45 minute drive to our mammal tracking site we saw nearly 20 deer and as soon as we stepped out of the truck mountain lion tracks greeted us. Jaguars and Ocelots frequent the ranch.

Carlos is interested in groups using the ranch for a reasonable fee. He has a website at www.elaribabi.org with a contact email.

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Cladistic Biogeography of the Mexican Transition Zone

Submitted by Cascabelero1985 on Sun, 2010-03-07 18:11
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Marshall, C. J. and J. K. Liebherr. 1976. Cladistic Biogeography of the Mexican Transition Zone. Journal of Biogeography 27(1): 203-216.

Digitized Map of Biotic Communities for Plotting and Comparing Distributions of North American Animals

Submitted by Cascabelero1985 on Wed, 2010-02-17 10:50
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Brown, D. E., P. J. Unmack, T. E. Brennan. 2007. Digitized Map of Biotic Communities for Plotting and Comparing Distributions of North American Animals. The Southwestern Naturalist 52(4): 610-616

Recent Sonoran Herpetology

Submitted by Cascabelero1985 on Mon, 2010-02-01 22:25
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The following are the most recent contributions to the herpetological diversity of the Mexican state of Sonora (the latter being the most updated list which includes a newly described species):

Rorabaugh, J. C.. 2008. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HERPETOFAUNA OF MAINLAND SONORA, MÉXICO, WITH COMMENTS ON CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 40(1):20-65.

Rorabaugh, J. C.. 2008. INTRODUCCIÓN A LA HERPETOFAUNA DE SONORA CONTINENTAL, MÉXICO, CON COMENTARIOS SOBRE CONSERVACIÓN Y MANEJO. Privately published Spanish and nomenclature/taxonomy updated version.

Enderson, E. F., A. Quijada-Mascareñas, D. S. Turner, P. C. Rosen and R. L. Bezy. 2009. Lists of Species: The herpetofauna of Sonora, Mexico, with comparisons to adjoining states. Checklist 5(3): 632-672.

Enderson, E., A. Quijada-Mascareñas, D. S. Turner, R. L. Bezy, P. C. Rosen. 2010. Una Sinopsis de la Herpetofauna con Comentarios sobre las Prioridades en Investigación y Conservación. Pp. 357-383 en Molina Freanier, F. E. y T. R. Van Devender [Editores].Diversidad Biologica de Sonora. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad, Distrito Federal, México. ENGLISH VERSION

A chapter on herpetofauna will be in the forthcoming limited printing Biodiversidad de Sonora.

The following link is to the website of Erik Enderson, the senior author of the 2009 publication, which lists species of probable occurence in Sonora after the list of the amphibians and reptiles of Sonora with links to some of their images:

http://www.erikenderson.com/herps_sonora.htm

Rio Aros Panorama

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View over the Rio Aros country. The far ridges in this image are in Chihuahua. This was taken on the Northern Jaguar Preserve north of Sahuaripa. Click for large panorama.

Panorama View of the Rio Aros CountryPanorama View of the Rio Aros Country

 

Panorama View of the Rio Aros Country

Submitted by desierto on Mon, 2010-01-11 12:09
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Panorama View of the Rio Aros Country

Sierra El Tigre Location Map

Submitted by desierto on Fri, 2009-12-25 21:30
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Sierra El Tigre Location Map
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Sierra El Tigre Location Map

Submitted by desierto on Fri, 2009-12-25 21:30
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Sierra El Tigre Location Map
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Sierra El Pinito

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Sierra El Pinito - Representative VegetationSierra El Pinito - Representative VegetationThe Sierra El Pinito is a large Sky Island mountain range located just to the southeast of Nogales, Sonora. The range is dominated by oak woodland, but has substantial pine/oak and some pure pine forest at its highest elevations. There are extensive stands of Willow-leaf Oak (Quercus viminea), a species not currently known from the U.S.

Peak Elevation: 2240m / 7349ft

Sierra El Pinito Photos

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