Pantanos de Centla

Pantanos de Centla
Brown basilisk (toloque rayado) in the Pantanos de Centla
Location map of the Pantanos de Centla
Ecology
RealmNeotropical
Biometropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Borders
Geography
Area17,028 km2 (6,575 sq mi)
CountryMexico
States
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered
Protected5,644 km2 (33%)[1]
Designations
Official nameReserva de la Biosfera Pantanos de Centla
Designated22 June 1995
Reference no.733[2]
View of the Centla, Tabasco.
In "Tres Brazos" the Usumacinta River joins the San Pedrito and Grijalva rivers in the Pantanos de Centla Biosphere Reserve.

The Pantanos de Centla (Centla swamps) are wooded wetlands along the coast in state of Tabasco in Mexico. They have been protected since 2006 with the establishment of the Pantanos de Centla Biosphere Reserve. It is also a World Wildlife Fund ecoregion.

  1. ^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1]
  2. ^ "Reserva de la Biosfera Pantanos de Centla". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.