Puerto Rican dry forests
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| Puerto Rican dry forests | |
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| Other names: | Bosques secos de Puerto Rico (Spanish) |
| One Earth ID: | 543 |
| World Wildlife Fund ID: | NT0226 |
| Continent: | North America |
| Biogeography | |
| Biome: | Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests |
| Udvardy realm: | Neotropical |
| One Earth realm: | Central America & Caribbean (Upper Neotropic) |
| One Earth subrealm: | Caribbean |
| One Earth bioregion: | Caribbean Islands |
| Ecoregion: | Puerto Rican dry forests |
| Political geography | |
| Territories: | Puerto Rico |
Geography
Biogeography
The Puerto Rican dry forests are located in the Caribbean subrealm and bioregion of the Central America & Caribbean (Upper Neotropic) realm. They border the Puerto Rican moist forests and Bahamian-Antillean mangroves ecoregions.
Political geography
The Puerto Rican dry forests are found only in the external territory of Puerto Rico administered by the United States.
Physical geography
The Puerto Rican dry forests occur in the rain shadow along the southern coast of the main island, the extreme northeastern corner of the main island, and the smaller outlying islands of Culebra, Mona, Monito, Desecheo, Caja de Muertos, Cayo Santiago, and Vieques.
Ecology
Species
See also: List of Orthoptera of Puerto Rico