D: Hi welcome to our documental, we’re Libny Faro, Ivan Avendaño, Damaris Herrera and Eduardo

in this occasion we will talk about an area in our native city Tehuacan, the investigated area is
called the Biosphere Tehuacan- Cuicatlan.
Millions years ago, a sea flooded almost everything, the dinosaurs lived there and now a lot of this
place is covered by a cactus forest.
This territory is full of culture, history, biology, and geology. This zone covers 18 municipalities of
Puebla and 32 of Oaxaca, covers 145 thousand hectares of land, live 300 native’s communities.
In this place you can hear the bird’s song and see them fly, as well as other spices of animals and
the different types of plants also you can know the first domestication’s registers of animals and
agriculture on Mesoamerica and have been discovered archeologist vestiges like wells, water dams
and waterways of 2000 years of antiquity.
This place has three weather’s types: warm, humid, and semi dry and is near of Tehuacan city and
Zapotiltan Salinas
The activities that can you do are see the flora and fauna, see fossils, hiking, take landscape’s
pictures, and camping.
If you going to visit you should wear a hat, long sleeve clothes and comfortable shoes, drink a lot of
water and do a reservation for give you the correct attention and a complete tour for all this
beautiful place
In the next space Libny will present you the flora that you can find in this place
L: This area is one of the most protected and important in Mexico, renowned for its biological
diversity due to its location in a semi-arid, mountainous region spanning the states of Puebla and
Oaxaca in the south-central part of the country.

Among the most significant flora within the Tehuacán Biosphere Reserve are:

1. Cacti: Notable species include columnar cacti such as saguaros and organ pipe cacti, as well as
barrel cacti, prickly pears, peyote, and organillo.

2. Agave: Abundant and crucial for the production of mezcal and other regional products.

3. Xerophytic shrubland: Adapted to drought conditions.

4. Trees and shrubs: Including mesquite, huisache, and palo verde.

5. Herbs and medicinal plants: Utilized by local communities for therapeutic purposes.

6. Endemic plants: Many plants in this area are not found anywhere else.

7. Riparian vegetation: Near rivers and streams, you can find riparian vegetation, including poplars,
willows, and plants adapted to wetter environments.

The diversity of plants in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve is impressive and crucial for
the survival of local fauna and the culture of communities that rely on these natural resources.
Additionally, some of these plants hold economic significance due to their use in the production of
food, beverages, and local crafts. For this reason, conservation and sustainable management
measures have been implemented in the reserve.

In the “Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve” we can find different species of animales,

Amphibians, invertebrates, and birds. It lets us see a wide variety and these same ones become
Endemic to the region; the “Chamaleón Toro” that lives mostly in bushes, and maintains a body

That expands in order to capture the droplets of water and thus drink it.

Huico Pigmeo de Tehuacán” has an activity in the morning only, its scales are “slightly

Elongated” (Duellman and Zweifel, 1962). They live in places with dense vegetation and open

Spaces such as large rocks. They are threatened by grazing and their little protection.

Golondrina Pecho Gris” spend most of their days flying, because that is how they get their
food;Flies, mosquitoes, flying ants etc. Within the city it is common to see them, they like to nest in
Holes or ledges.

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E: Dwarf Rattlesnake (Crotalus Intermedius)

This species reaches a length of 50 (fifty) to 60 (sixty) centimeters. The males are somewhat larger
than the females. Back gray, greyish brown, brownish brown or brown. Much of the range of this
species consists of seasonally dry pine-oak forest, but it has also been found in the cloud forest
near Omilteme in Guerrero, as well as in the desert near Cacaloapan in Puebla and Pachuca in
Hidalgo. It lives at an altitude between 2,000 (two thousand) and 3,200 (three thousand two
hundred) meters above sea level.

Tepelneme Minnow (Hybopsis Moralesi)

This fish has 38 (thirty-eight) to 39 (thirty nine) scales in a longitudinal series. The maximum height
is equal to the head length, which fits 3.5 (Three point five) to 4 (four) times in the pattern. Most of
the specimens with a small chin at the posterior end of each jaw.

It is a primary species because it lives in lotic environments (springs and mountain rivers of all
sizes), at the national level it is found within the climatic regions of Balsas-Valles Oaxaca (isolated
from humid winds, descending trades and monsoons, summer rain , two temperature maximums)
and the South Pacific (intertropical convergence zone, summer monsoon, tropical cyclones,
summer regime, two temperature maximums).

Mexican Pygmy Rattlesnake (Crotalus ravus)

This species lives in Mexico in the states of Guerrero, Puebla, Oaxaca, State of Mexico, Mexico City,
Morelos, Veracruz and Tamaulipas. This species lives in temperate and humid climates. It is found
on stumps and among leaf litter or stones. It is a terrestrial species with crepuscular habits. It is
found in a varied range of environments such as coniferous forest (pine, pine-oak), cloud forest,
mosque forest, xerophile scrubland and low deciduous forest at altitudes ranging from 1490 (one
thousand four hundred and ninety) to 3000 (three thousand) meters. Little is known about this
species. It has terrestrial habits, its activity takes place in the morning or at dusk and can
occasionally be seen sunning itself on rocks or logs in the mornings. It feeds on insects such as
crickets, small mammals and lizards.

It is a small rattlesnake; adults reach 40 (forty) to 65 (sixty five) centimeters in length from snout to
vent. The anterior region of the head has no spot pattern, and the posterior region has a pair of
conspicuous spots. Labial scales are yellow or peach and may or may not be evident. The back of
the body is extremely variable between populations; It can be light grayish-brown, dark brown,
reddish gray, or light brown.