Africa present in the southwest of
Africa with smaller areas in other places of Africa. •
Thornveld often referred to as "acacia thornveld" •
Madagascar spiny forests •
Madagascar succulent woodlands North America Thorn forests cover a large part of southwestern
North America. •
Pinyon–juniper woodland in
Utah and the
Canyonlands region. •
Gulf of California xeric scrub •
Tamaulipan mezquital •
San Lucan xeric scrub A relatively small band of thorn forest also exists in
Central America around the
Motagua Valley in
Guatemala.
South America In South America, the thorn forest is called
Caatinga in northeastern Brazil, and consists primarily of small, thorny trees that shed their leaves seasonally. Trees typically do not exceed in height, usually averaging between tall. Caatinga is considered a xeric shrubland and thorn forest, but contains the ecoregion
Caatinga Enclaves moist forests that is considered
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. There is also the
Gran Chaco, which is a low-lying
semi-arid thorn forest towards the south-central region of this continent spanning southeastern
Bolivia, northwestern
Paraguay, and northern
Argentina.
Asia •
Deccan thorn scrub forests in
India and
Sri Lanka. Deccan is included in the
Indomalayan biorealm, on the
deserts and xeric shrublands biome. •
Northwestern thorn scrub forests in
Northwest India and
Pakistan, containing the fertile
Punjab region. •
Baluchistan xeric woodlands , a state in northwestern India
Australia •
Mulga forests in
Australia. ==Climate==