list of Ramsar sites in Mexico
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This list of Ramsar sites in Mexico includes wetlands that are considered to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. Mexico currently has 138 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance" with a surface area of {{convert|88,264.29|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|title=Ramsar List|url=http://www.ramsar.org/pdf/sitelist.pdf|publisher=Ramsar.org|access-date=11 April 2013}}{{cite web|title=The Annotated Ramsar List: Mexico |url=http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-documents-list-anno-mexico/main/ramsar/1-31-218%5E16517_4000_0__ |publisher=Ramsar.org |access-date=11 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409114712/http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-documents-list-anno-mexico/main/ramsar/1-31-218%5E16517_4000_0__ |archivedate=9 April 2013}} For a full list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.
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List of Ramsar sites
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| Agua Dulce
| Sonora | 0.39 | 2 February 2008 | A riparian ecosystem located in the El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve. It is an important site for the pupfish, listed as endangered. | |
| Alberca de los Espinos
| Michoacán | 0.33 | 2 February 2009 | | |
| Anillo de Cenotes
| Yucatán | 8.91 | 2 February 2009 | | |
| Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Cuatrociénegas
| Coahuila | 843.47 | 22 June 1995 | Composed of riparian woodland, grassland, montane forests, chaparral and desert scrub habitats, Cuatrociénegas supports several threatened or vulnerable species. | 200px |
| Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Laguna de Términos
| Campeche | 7,050.16 | 2 February 2004 | A nutrient rich coastal lagoon. It contains approximately {{Convert|127000|ha|km2|disp=output only}} of mangrove forests. | |
| Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Yum Balam
| Quintana Roo | 1,540.52 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Área Natural Protegida Estatal Presa de Silva y Zonas Aledañas
| Guanajuato | 39.34 | 2 February 2011 | | |
| Áreas de Protección de Flora y Fauna de Nahá y Metzabok
| Chiapas | 72.16 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Arroyos y manantiales de Tanchachín
| San Luis Potosí | 11.74 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Bahía de San Quintín
| Baja California | 54.38 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Bala'an K'aax
| Quintana Roo | 1316.10 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Balandra
| Baja California Sur | 4.49 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Baño de San Ignacio
| Nuevo León | 42.2 | 2 February 2009 | | |
| Canal del Infiernillo y esteros del territorio Comcaac
| Sonora | 279 | 27 November 2009 | Also known as Xepe Coosot. | |
| Cascadas de Texolo y su entorno
| Veracruz | 5 | 2 February 2006 | | |
| Ciénaga de Tamasopo
| San Luis Potosí | 13.64 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Ciénegas de Lerma
| Estado de México | 30.23 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Complejo Lagunar Bahía Guásimas – Estero Lobos
| Sonora | 1351.98 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Corredor Costero La Asamblea – San Francisquito
| Baja California | 443.04 | 27 November 2005 | | |
| Cuencas y corales de la zona costera de Huatulco
| Oaxaca | 444 | 27 November 2003 | | |
| Dzilam
| Yucatán | 617.07 | 7 December 2000 | | |
| Ecosistema Ajos-Bavispe, zona de influencia Cuenca Río San Pedro
| Sonora | 1826.23 | 2 February 2010 | | |
| Ecosistema Arroyo Verde APFF Sierra de Álamos Río Cuchujaqui
| Sonora | 1.74 | 2 February 2010 | | |
| El Jagüey
| Aguascalientes | 0.35 | 2 February 2011 | In Buenavista de Peñuelas, El Jagüey consists of six seasonal freshwater and two artificial ponds. It is home to an endangered species of frogs, the upland burrowing tree frog. | |
| Ensenada de Pabellones
| Sinaloa | 406.39 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Estero de Punta Banda
| Baja California | 23.93 | 2 February 2006 | | |
| Estero El Chorro
| Jalisco | 2.67 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Estero El Soldado
| Sonora | 3.50 | 2 February 2011 | | |
| Estero La Manzanilla
| Jalisco | 2.64 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Estero Majahuas
| Jalisco | 7.86 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Humedal de Importancia Especialmente para la Conservación de Aves Acuáticas Reserve Ría Lagartos
| Yucatán | 603.48 | 4 July 1986 | | |
| Humedal La Sierra de Guadalupe
| Baja California Sur | 3,480.87 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Humedal Los Comondú
| Baja California Sur | 4609.59 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Humedales de Bahía Adair
| Sonora | 424.30 | 2 February 2009 | | |
| Humedales de Bahía de San Jorge
| Sonora | 121.98 | 2 February 2010 | | |
| Humedales de Guachochi
| Chihuahua | .575 | 30 October 2013 | | |
| Humedales de la Laguna La Cruz
| Sonora | 66.652 | 2 February 2013 | | |
| Humedales de la Laguna La Popotera
| Veracruz | 19.75 | 5 June 2005 | | |
| Humedales de Montaña La Kisst
| Chiapas | 0.36 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Humedales de Montaña María Eugenia
| Chiapas | 0.86 | 2 February 2012 | | |
| Humedales de Yavaros-Moroncarit
| Sonora | 136.27 | 2 February 2010 | | |
| Humedales del Delta del Río Colorado
| Baja California, Sonora | 2,500 | 20 March 1996 | | 200px |
| Humedales del Lago de Pátzcuaro
| Michoacán | 7.07 | 2 February 2005 | | |
| Humedales El Mogote – Ensenada de La Paz
| Baja California Sur | 91.84 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Humedales La Libertad
| Chiapas | 54.32 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Isla San Pedro Mártir
| Sonora | 301.65 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Isla Rasa
| Baja California | 0.66 | 2 February 2006 | | |
| Islas Marietas
| Nayarit | 13.57 | 2 February 2004 | | 200px |
| La Mancha y El Llano
| Veracruz | 14.14 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| La Mintzita
| Michoacán | 0.57 | 2 February 2009 | | |
| La Tovara
| Nayarit | 57.33 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Lago de Chapala
| Jalisco, Michoacán | 1,146.59 | 2 February 2009 | | 200px |
| Lago de San Juan de los Ahorcados
| Zacatecas | 10.99 | 2 February 2009 | | |
| Lago de Texcoco
| México | 100.774 | 5 June 2022 | | |
| Laguna Barra de Navidad
| Jalisco | 7.94 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Laguna Chalacatepec
| Jalisco | 10.93 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Laguna Costera El Caimán
| Michoacán | 11.25 | 2 February 2005 | | |
| Laguna de Atotonilco
| Jalisco | 28.5 | 18 March 2006 | | |
| Laguna de Babícora
| Chihuahua | 260.45 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Laguna de Chichankanab
| Quintana Roo | 19.99 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Laguna de Cuyutlán (vasos III y IV)
| Colima | 40.51 | 2 February 2011 | | |
| Laguna Hanson, Parque Nacional Constitución de 1857
| Baja California | 5.1 | 2 February 2010 | | |
| Laguna de Hueyapan
| Morelos | 2.76 | 2 February 2010 | Also known as El Texcal. | |
| Laguna de Metztitlán
| Hidalgo | 29.37 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Laguna de Santiaguillo
| Durango | 240.16 | 2 February 2012 | | |
| Laguna de Sayula
| Jalisco | 168 | 2 February 2004 | | 200px |
| Laguna de Tamiahua
| Veracruz | 880 | 27 November 2005 | | |
| Laguna de Tecocomulco
| Hidalgo | 17.69 | 27 November 2003 | | |
| Laguna de Yuriria
| Guanajuato | 150.20 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Laguna de Zacapu
| Michoacán | 0.40 | 5 June 2005 | |
| Laguna de Zapotlán
| Jalisco | 14.96 | 5 June 2005 | | |
| Laguna Huizache-Caimanero
| Sinaloa | 482.83 | 2 February 2007 | | |
| Laguna la Juanota
| Sinaloa | 2.317 | 30 October 2013 | | |
| Laguna Madre
| Tamaulipas | 3,078.94 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Laguna Ojo de Liebre
| Baja California Sur | 366 | 2 February 2004 | | 200px |
| Laguna Playa Colorada – Santa María La Reforma
| Sinaloa | 531.40 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Laguna San Ignacio
| Baja California Sur | 175 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Laguna Xola-Paramán
| Jalisco | 7.75 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Lagunas de Chacahua
| Oaxaca | 174.24 | 2 February 2008 | | 200px |
| Lagunas de Santa María-Topolobampo-Ohuira
| Sinaloa | 225 | 2 February 2009 | | |
| Manglares de Nichupté
| Quintana Roo | 42.57 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Manglares y humedales de la Laguna de Sontecomapan
| Veracruz | 89.21 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Manglares y humedales del Norte de Isla Cozumel
| Quintana Roo | 327.86 | 2 February 2009 | | |
| Manglares y humedales de Tuxpan
| Veracruz | 68.70 | 2 February 2006 | | |
| Manantiales Geotermales de Julimes
| Chihuahua | 3.676 | 30 October 2013 | | |
| Marismas Nacionales
| Sinaloa, Nayarit | 2,000 | 22 June 1995 | | |
| Oasis de la Sierra El Pilar
| Baja California Sur | 1,808.03 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Oasis Sierra de La Giganta
| Baja California Sur | 411.81 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh
| Yucatán | 53.67 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Parque Estatal Cañón de Fernández
| Durango | 170.02 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Parque Estatal Lagunas de Yalahau
| Yucatán | 56.83 | 2 February 2007 | | |
| Parque Nacional Arrecife Alacranes
| Yucatán | 3,341.13 | 2 February 2008 | | 200px |
| Parque Nacional Arrecife de Cozumel
| Quintana Roo | 119.87 | 2 February 2005 | | 200px |
| Parque Nacional Arrecife de Puerto Morelos
| Quintana Roo | 90.66 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Xcalak
| Quintana Roo | 179.49 | 27 November 2003 | | |
| Parque Nacional Bahía de Loreto
| Baja California Sur | 2,065.81 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Parque Nacional Cabo Pulmo
| Baja California Sur | 71 | 2 February 2008 | | 200px |
| Parque Nacional Cañón del Sumidero
| Chiapas | 217.89 | 2 February 2004 | | 200px |
| Parque Nacional Isla Contoy
| Quintana Roo | 51.26 | 27 November 2003 | | 200px |
| Parque Nacional Isla Isabel
| Nayarit | 0.94 | 27 November 2003 | | |
| Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello
| Chiapas | 60.22 | 27 November 2003 | | 200px |
| Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano
| Veracruz | 522.38 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Playa Barra de la Cruz
| Oaxaca | 0.18 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Playa de Colola
| Michoacan | 2.87 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Playa de Maruata
| Michoacán | 0.80 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Playa Tortuguera Cahuitán
| Oaxaca | 0.65 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Playa Tortuguera Chenkán
| Campeche | 1.21 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Playa Tortuguera El Verde Camacho
| Sinaloa | 64.54 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Playa Tortuguera Rancho Nuevo
| Tamaulipas | 0.30 | 27 November 2003 | | |
| Playa Tortuguera Tierra Colorada
| Guerrero | 0.54 | 27 November 2003 | | |
| Playa Tortuguera X'cacel-X'cacelito
| Quintana Roo | 3.62 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Playón Mexiquillo
| Michoacán | 0.67 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Presa de Atlangatepec
| Tlaxcala | 12 | 2 February 2009 | | |
| Presa Jalpan
| Querétaro | 0.68 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Presa La Vega
| Jalisco | 19.50 | 2 February 2010 | | |
| Presa Manuel Ávila Camacho
| Puebla | 236.12 | 2 February 2012 | Also known as Presa Valsequillo. | |
| Reserva de la Biosfera Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
| Colima | 6,366.85 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Reserva de la Biosfera Banco Chinchorro
| Quintana Roo | 1,443.60 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Reserva de la Biosfera Chamela-Cuixmala
| Jalisco | 131.42 | 2 February 2004 | | 200px |
| Reserva de la Biosfera La Encrucijada
| Chiapas | 1,448.68 | 20 March 1996 | | |
| Reserva de la Biosfera Los Petenes
| Campeche | 2,828.57 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Reserva de la Biosfera Pantanos de Centla
| Tabasco | 3,027.06 | 22 June 1995 | | 200px |
| Reserva de la Biosfera Ría Celestún
| Yucatán | 814.82 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Reserva Estatal Ciénagas y Manglares de la Costa Norte de Yucatán
| Yucatán | 547.767 | 2 February 2022 | | |
| Reserva Estatal El Palmar
| Yucatán | 501.77 | 27 November 2003 | | |
| Río Sabinas
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 6,031.23 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Río San Pedro-Meoqui
| Chihuahua | 3.74 | 2 February 2012 | | |
| Santuario Playa Boca de Apiza-El Cupadero-El Tecuanillo
| Colima | 0.40 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Sian Ka'an
| Quintana Roo | 6,521.93 | 27 November 2003 | | 200px |
| Sistema de Humedales Remanentes del Delta del Río Colorado
| Baja California, Sonora | 1,276.14 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Sistema de Lagunas Interdunarias de la Ciudad de Veracruz
| Veracruz | 1.41 | 2 February 2005 | | |
| Sistema de Represas y Corredores biológicos de la Cuenca Hidrográfica del Río Necaxa
| Hidalgo, Puebla | 15.41 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Sistema Estuarino Boca del Cielo
| Chiapas | 89.31 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Sistema Estuarino Puerto Arista
| Chiapas | 621.38 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Sistema Lacustre Ejidos de Xochimilco y San Gregorio Atlapulco
| Distrito Federal | 26.57 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Sistema Lagunar Agiabampo – Bacorehuis – Río Fuerte Antiguo
| Sonora | 908.04 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Sistema Lagunar Alvarado
| Veracruz | 2,670.10 | 2 February 2004 | | |
| Sistema Lagunar Ceuta
| Sinaloa | 14.97 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Sistema Lagunar Estuarino Agua Dulce – El Ermitaño
| Jalisco | 12.81 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Sistema Lagunar San Ignacio – Navachiste – Macapule
| Sinaloa | 798.73 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Sistema Ripario de la Cuenca y Estero de San José del Cabo
| Baja California Sur | 1242.19 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Zona Sujeta a Conservación Ecológica Cabildo-Amatal
| Chiapas | 28.32 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Zona Sujeta a Conservación Ecológica El Gancho-Murillo
| Chiapas | 46.43 | 2 February 2008 | | |
| Zona Sujeta a Conservación Ecológica Sistema Lagunar Catazajá
| Chiapas | 410.59 | 2 February 2008 | | |
