Key Biodiversity Areas

Cuatro Ciénegas (10072)
Mexico, Central America

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
DecapodaPalaemonetes suttkusiEN2018A1elink-icon
ReptiliaTrachemys tayloriCuatro Cienegas SliderEN2018A1elink-icon

Other species not triggering KBA criteria

Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesSpizella breweriNT2008link-icon
AvesNumenius americanusLong-billed CurlewNT2008link-icon
AvesPasserina cirisPainted BuntingNT2008link-icon

Recommended citation

Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Cuatro Ciénegas. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 29, 2025.