Arid Climate

Is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or even preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life.

There is a general agreement include the hot deserts located broadly in sub-tropical regions, where the accumulation of water is largely prevented by either low precipitations

The arid climate in Nuevo leon consists in the 4.96% of the surface but is the most common climate in the year, because is not an dessert climate the temperature is hot or warm during the day as in the night,.

The area of the arid climate are in Anahuac, Lampazos de Naranjo, Villaldama, Agualeguas y Paras in this area the amount of rainfall during the year is around 600 millimeters.

Most of the plants in Nuevo Leon are small trees, low grass population, the most common plant are the shrubs and the cactus. Most of the area is lifeless only the plants grew close to the rivers.

The Fauna

The communities of animals in these climate is short with low variety, most of the fauna are insects, reptiles such as snakes and lizards, mice and Scavengers birds, little mammals like fox, coyotes, with the people that live in these areas, most of them introduce bovines and equines, cows and bulls, mules and horses which cant live by their own in this extreme environment.