Thorn-scrub

  • Sinaloan thorn-scrub

Thorn-scrub

Also known as Sinaloan thorn-scrub, this community covers large areas in central, southern, and eastern Sonora. It picks up from west to east where the Sonoran Desert gives out in the Sonoran Sky...

Type of Content: Vegetation Communities
Gopherus agassizii, desert tortoise

Gopherus agassizii, desert tortoise

Southern thorn-scrub variety
Type of Content: Image Content
Drymarchon corais, indigo snake

Drymarchon corais, indigo snake

Type of Content: Image Content
Dipsosaurus dorsalis, desert iguana

Dipsosaurus dorsalis, desert iguana

Type of Content: Image Content
Boa constrictor

Boa constrictor

In the Sierra Bacatete.
Type of Content: Image Content
Drymarchon corais, indigo snake

Drymarchon corais, indigo snake

Type of Content: Image Content
Boa constrictor

Boa constrictor

Type of Content: Image Content
  • Burros haul the piñas or cabezas from the monte.

"La Ruta Bacanora"


Off the Wagon and On the Whiskey Trail in the Sonoran Hinterlands by
Michael Huckaby

Join Us for a Bacanora Workshop Departing Tucson Saturday,...

Type of Content: Article
Ollotis mazatlanensis, Mazatlan toad

Ollotis mazatlanensis, Mazatlan toad

Formerly Bufo mazatlanensis.
Type of Content: Image Content

Amphibians and Reptiles of the Northern Jaguar Reserve and Vicinity, Sonora, Mexico: A Preliminary Evaluation

Type of Content: Reports, Papers, Journal Articles
Leafcutter ant

Leafcutter Ant in Crowd

Type of Content: Image Content
  • Getting ready to launch, Rio Aros and Yaqui Biological Inventory, 2005

Rio Aros and Yaqui Biological Inventory, July 2005

See more details at this full report on the Rio Aros expedition.

Type of Content: Gallery
  • 2005 Biological Inventory of the Rio Aros/Yaqui, Sonora cover

Biological Inventory Of The Rio Aros, Sonora, Mexico: A River Unknown

Trip report on 2005 biological inventory of the Rio Aros and Yaqui from Natora, Sonora to Sahuaripa. Rafts and inflatable kayaks were used to gain access to this remote and rugged area. Trip...

Type of Content: Reports, Papers, Journal Articles
  • Frost killed foliage on Ficus, Rio Aros/Yaqui

Rio Aros and Yaqui, Dec. 2011

This trip was funded by the Northern Jaguar Project to study birds and associated habitat on the Northern Jaguar Reserve in central eastern Sonora. We used inflatable kayaks to run the river for...

Type of Content: Gallery
  • Sycamores and Cliff, Cajón del Agua, Sonora

Cajón del Agua, Sonora

This trip was taken in January 2006 to the Cajón del Agua, the next canyon south of El Aguaje just north of the Sierra Cucurpe. This canyon is southeast of Santa Ana, Sonora. This is a very...

Type of Content: Gallery
  • Cajón del Agua, Sonora

Cajón del Agua

Part of the Rio Magdalena watershed, Cajón del Agua starts near the southern end of the Sierra La Madera and by Rancho La Lamina. It flows west on the north side of the Sierra Cucurpe. The Cajón...

Type of Content: Basic page
Curled oak trunk

Curled oak trunk

Type of Content: Image Content
Leaf cutter ants

Leaf cutter ants

Type of Content: Image Content
  • Rio Aros/Yaqui Float Trip

Rio Aros/Yaqui Float Trip

In early April 2011 a 2 person crew took 2 inflatable kayaks down part of the Rio Aros and Rio Yaqui to do bird surveys on parts of the Northern Jaguar Reserve and nearby areas. The reserve...

Type of Content: Gallery
  • Terrapene nelsoni, spotted box turtle (©Samia Carrillo)

Terrapene nelsoni, spotted box turtle

Most of these photos are from the Rio Aros region and a few are from near Nacori Chico. These represent the northernmost records for the species so far. Please contact us for permission before...

Type of Content: Gallery
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