▁the ▁central ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁from ▁sea ▁level ▁to ▁ 1 6 0 0 mas l . ▁Some ▁areas , ▁scattered ▁within ▁the ▁tropical ▁sub - dec id uous ▁forest ▁along ▁the ▁coast al ▁pla ins , ▁are ▁domin ated ▁by ▁pal ms . ▁Con ifer ▁and ▁o ak ▁for ests ▁are ▁most ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁high lands ▁between ▁ 8 0 0 ▁and ▁ 3 , 4 0 0 mas l , ▁covering ▁about ▁one ▁fourth ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁surface . ▁One ▁major ▁con ifer ▁and ▁o ak ▁forest ▁is ▁the ▁Prima vera ▁Forest . ▁P ine ▁domin ated ▁areas ▁in ▁lower ▁elev ations ▁are ▁only ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁Cloud ▁and ▁fir - domin ated ▁for ests ▁are ▁restricted ▁to ▁rav ines ▁and ▁protected ▁ste ep ▁s lop es ▁within ▁the ▁con ifer ▁and ▁o ak ▁forest ▁zones . ▁J alis co ' s ▁cloud ▁for ests ▁include ▁the ▁Bos que ▁de ▁Map les ▁and ▁those ▁on ▁El ▁Cer ro ▁de ▁Man ant lán . ▁ ▁Sav ann as ▁are ▁found ▁between ▁ 4 0 0 ▁and ▁ 8 0 0 ▁meters ▁above ▁sea ▁level ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁the ▁s lop es ▁towards ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁These ▁grass lands ▁are ▁a ▁transition ▁area ▁between ▁the ▁tropical ▁sub - dec id uous ▁forest ▁and ▁o ak ▁forest . ▁The ▁th orn ▁forest ▁includes ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁coast al ▁pla ins ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁area