Ecology
The Tularosa Basin is in the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion, with the former Great Plains grassland habitat ecotones. Because of the closed nature of the basin, a number of unique ecological niches have developed. There are a significant number of endemic species which are only found in the Tularosa Basin. These include the White Sands pupfish—(Cyprinodon tularosa) and the Oscura Mountains chipmunk.
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