Amazonia bioregion
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Caquetá moist forests (Brazil, Colombia) Guianan moist forests (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela) Guianan piedmont and lowland moist forests (Brazil, Venezuela) Gurupa várzea (Brazil) Iquitos várzea (Bolivia, Brazil, Peru) Japurá–Solimões–Negro moist forests (Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela) Juruá–Purus moist forests (Brazil) Madeira–Tapajós moist forests (Bolivia, Brazil) Marajó várzea (Brazil) Maranhão Babaçu forests (Brazil) Mato Grosso tropical dry forests (Brazil) Monte Alegre várzea (Brazil) Napo moist forests (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) Negro–Branco moist forests (Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela) Paramaribo swamp forests (Guyana, Suriname) Purus várzea (Brazil) Purus–Madeira moist forests (Brazil) Rio Negro campinarana (Brazil, Colombia) Solimões–Japurá moist forests (Brazil, Colombia, Peru) Southwest Amazon moist forests (Bolivia, Brazil, Peru) Tapajós–Xingu moist forests (Brazil) Tocantins–Araguaia–Maranhão moist forests (Brazil) Uatuma–Trombetas moist forests (Brazil, Guyana, Suriname) Ucayali moist forests (Peru) Xingu–Tocantins–Araguaia moist forests (Brazil)
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Chiquitano dry forests (Bolivia, Brazil)
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Beni savanna (Bolivia Brazil, Peru) Guianan savanna (Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela)
Caribbean bioregion
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Cuban moist forests (Cuba) Hispaniolan moist forests (Dominican Republic, Haiti) Jamaican moist forests (Jamaica) Leeward Islands moist forests (Antigua, British Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Nevis, Saint Kitts) Puerto Rican moist forests (Puerto Rico) Windward Islands moist forests (Dominica, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Bahamian dry forests (The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands) Cayman Islands dry forests (Cayman Islands) Cuban dry forests (Cuba) Hispaniolan dry forests (Dominican Republic, Haiti) Jamaican dry forests (Jamaica) Lesser Antillean dry forests (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) Puerto Rican dry forests (Puerto Rico)
Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests Bahamian pineyards (The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands) Cuban pine forests (Cuba) Hispaniolan pine forests (Dominican Republic, Haiti)
Flooded grasslands and savannas Cuban wetlands (Cuba) Enriquillo wetlands (Dominican Republic, Haiti)
Deserts and xeric shrublands Cayman Islands xeric scrub (Cayman Islands) Cuban cactus scrub (Cuba) Leeward Islands xeric scrub (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, Saba, US Virgin Islands) Windward Islands xeric scrub (Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Central America bioregion
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Cocos Island moist forests (Costa Rica) Costa Rican seasonal moist forests (Costa Rica, Nicaragua) Isthmian–Atlantic moist forests (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama) Isthmian–Pacific moist forests (Costa Rica, Panama) Oaxacan montane forests (Mexico) Pantanos de Centla (Mexico) Petén–Veracruz moist forests (Mexico) Sierra de los Tuxtlas (Mexico) Sierra Madre de Chiapas moist forests (El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico) Talamancan montane forests (Costa Rica, Panama) Veracruz moist forests (Mexico) Veracruz montane forests (Mexico) Yucatán moist forests (Belize, Guatemala, Mexico)
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Bajío dry forests (Mexico) Balsas dry forests (Mexico) Central American dry forests (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) Chiapas Depression dry forests (Guatemala, Mexico) Jalisco dry forests (Mexico) Panamanian dry forests (Panama) Revillagigedo Islands dry forests (Mexico) Sierra de la Laguna dry forests (Mexico) Sinaloan dry forests (Mexico) Southern Pacific dry forests (Mexico) Veracruz dry forests (Mexico) Yucatán dry forests (Mexico)
Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests Belizian pine forests (Belize) Central American pine–oak forests (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) Miskito pine forests (Honduras, Nicaragua) Sierra de la Laguna pine–oak forests (Mexico) Sierra Madre de Oaxaca pine–oak forests (Mexico) Sierra Madre del Sur pine–oak forests (Mexico) Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine–oak forests (Mexico)
Flooded grasslands and savannas Central Mexican wetlands (Mexico)
Montane grasslands and shrublands Talamancan páramo (Costa Rica, Panama) Zacatonal (Mexico)
Deserts and xeric shrublands Motagua Valley thornscrub (Guatemala) San Lucan xeric scrub (Mexico) Tehuacán Valley matorral (Mexico)
Central Andes
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Bolivian Yungas (Bolivia, Peru) Peruvian Yungas (Peru) Southern Andean Yungas (Argentina, Bolivia)
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Bolivian montane dry forests (Bolivia)
Montane grasslands and shrublands Central Andean dry puna (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile) Central Andean puna (Argentina, Bolivia, Peru) Central Andean wet puna (Bolivia, Peru) Cordillera Central páramo (Ecuador, Peru)
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Chilean Matorral (Chile)
Deserts and xeric shrublands Atacama Desert (Chile, Peru) Sechura Desert (Peru)
Eastern South America
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Alto Paraná Atlantic forests (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay) Araucaria moist forests (Argentina, Brazil) Atlantic Coast restingas (Brazil) Bahia coastal forests (Brazil) Bahia interior forests (Brazil) Caatinga enclaves moist forests (Brazil) Fernando de Noronha-Atol das Rocas moist forests (Brazil) Northeastern Brazil restingas (Brazil) Pernambuco coastal forests (Brazil) Pernambuco interior forests (Brazil) Serra do Mar coastal forests (Brazil) Trindade-Martin Vaz Islands tropical forests (Brazil)
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Atlantic dry forests (Brazil) Dry Chaco (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay)
Flooded grasslands and savannas Pantanal (Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay) Paraná flooded savanna (Argentina) Southern Cone Mesopotamian savanna (Argentina)
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Campos rupestres (Brazil) Cerrado (Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay) Humid Chaco (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay)
Deserts and xeric shrublands Caatinga (Brazil) Saint Peter and Saint Paul rocks (Brazil)
Northern Andes
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Catatumbo moist forests (Venezuela) Cauca Valley montane forests (Colombia) Chocó–Darién moist forests (Colombia, Ecuador, Panama) Cordillera Oriental montane forests (Colombia, Venezuela) Eastern Panamanian montane forests (Colombia, Panama) Eastern Cordillera Real montane forests (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) Magdalena Valley montane forests (Colombia) Magdalena–Urabá moist forests (Colombia) Northwestern Andean montane forests (Colombia, Ecuador) Santa Marta montane forests (Colombia) Cordillera de la Costa montane forests (Colombia, Venezuela) Western Ecuador moist forests (Colombia, Ecuador)
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Apure–Villavicencio dry forests (Venezuela) Cauca Valley dry forests (Colombia) Ecuadorian dry forests (Ecuador) Lara–Falcón dry forests (Venezuela) Magdalena Valley dry forests (Colombia) Maracaibo dry forests (Venezuela) Marañón dry forests (Peru) Patía Valley dry forests (Colombia) Sinú Valley dry forests (Colombia) Tumbes–Piura dry forests (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
Flooded grasslands and savannas Guayaquil flooded grasslands (Ecuador)
Montane grasslands and shrublands Cordillera de Mérida páramo (Venezuela) Northern Andean páramo (Colombia, Ecuador) Santa Marta páramo (Colombia)
Deserts and xeric shrublands Guajira–Barranquilla xeric scrub (Colombia, Venezuela) Malpelo Island xeric scrub (Colombia) Paraguana xeric scrub (Venezuela)
Orinoco bioregion
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Cordillera La Costa montane forests (Venezuela) Guayanan Highlands moist forests (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela) Orinoco Delta swamp forests (Guyana, Venezuela) Tepuis (Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela) Trinidad and Tobago moist forests (Trinidad and Tobago)
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Trinidad and Tobago dry forests (Trinidad and Tobago)
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Llanos (Colombia, Venezuela)
Flooded grasslands and savannas Orinoco wetlands (Venezuela)
Deserts and xeric shrublands Araya and Paria xeric scrub (Venezuela) Aruba–Curaçao–Bonaire cactus scrub (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao) La Costa xeric shrublands (Venezuela)
Southern South America
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Juan Fernández Islands temperate forests (Chile) Magellanic subpolar forests (Argentina, Chile) San Felix-San Ambrosio Islands temperate forests (Desventuradas Islands) (Chile) Valdivian temperate rain forests (Argentina, Chile)
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Uruguayan savanna (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay)
Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Argentine Espinal (Argentina) Argentine Monte (Argentina) Humid Pampa (Argentina) Patagonian grasslands (Argentina, Chile) Patagonian steppe (Argentina, Chile) Semi-arid Pampa (Argentina)
South Florida
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests South Florida rocklands (United States)
Flooded grasslands and savannas Everglades (United States)
Mangrove
Tropical Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico Alvarado mangroves (Mexico) Usumacinta mangroves (Mexico)
Yucatán Peninsula Belizean Coast mangroves (Belize) Belizean Reef mangroves (Belize) Petenes mangroves (Mexico) Ría Lagartos mangroves (Mexico) Mayan Corridor mangroves (Mexico)
Atlantic Central America Bocas del Toro–San Bastimentos Island–San Blas mangroves (Costa Rica, Panama) Mosquitia–Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast mangroves (Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua) Northern Honduras mangroves (Guatemala, Honduras) Rio Negro–Rio San Sun mangroves (Costa Rica, Nicaragua)
West Indies Bahamian mangroves (Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands) Greater Antilles mangroves (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico) Lesser Antilles mangroves (Lesser Antilles)
Continental Caribbean Coastal Venezuelan mangroves (Venezuela) Magdalena–Santa Marta mangroves (Colombia)
Amazon-Orinoco-Maranhao Amapá mangroves (Brazil) Guianan mangroves (French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela) Ilha Grande mangroves (Brazil) Maranhão mangroves (Brazil) Pará mangroves (Brazil) Rio Piranhas mangroves (Brazil) Trinidad mangroves (Trinidad and Tobago)
Northeast Brazil Bahia mangroves (Brazil) Rio Piranhas mangroves (Brazil) Rio São Francisco mangroves (Brazil)
Southeast Brazil Ilha Grande mangroves (Brazil)
Tropical Eastern Pacific
Sea of Cortez Marismas Nacionales–San Blas mangroves (Mexico)
Southern Mexico Mexican South Pacific Coast mangroves (Mexico)
Pacific Central America Gulf of Fonseca mangroves (El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua) Moist Pacific Coast mangroves (Costa Rica, Panama) Northern Dry Pacific Coast mangroves (El Salvador, Guatemala) Southern Dry Pacific Coast mangroves (Costa Rica, Nicaragua) Tehuantepec–El Manchón mangroves (Mexico)
Pacific South America Esmeraldas–Pacific Colombia mangroves (Colombia, Ecuador) Gulf of Guayaquil–Tumbes mangroves (Ecuador, Peru) Gulf of Panama mangroves (Panama) Manabí mangroves (Ecuador) Piura mangroves (Peru)
Galápagos Islands Galápagos mangroves (Ecuador)
References Dinerstein, Eric; David Olson; Douglas J. Graham; et al. (1995). A Conservation Assessment of the Terrestrial Ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean. World Bank, Washington, D.C..
See also Caribbean bioregion