Isla Santa Cruz (Baja California Sur)

Isla Santa Cruz
Isla Santa Cruz is located in Mexico
Isla Santa Cruz
Isla Santa Cruz
Geography
LocationGulf of California,
Loreto Municipality
Coordinates25°17′13.37″N 110°43′7.60″W / 25.2870472°N 110.7187778°W / 25.2870472; -110.7187778
Highest elevation494 m (1621 ft)
Administration
Mexico
StateBaja California Sur
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Isla Santa Cruz, is an island in the Gulf of California, east of the Baja California Peninsula in Baja California Sur state.

The island is uninhabited and is within Loreto Municipality.

Biology

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Isla Santa Cruz has six species of reptiles: Crotalus atrox (western diamond-backed rattlesnake), Lampropeltis californiae (California kingsnake), Phyllodactylus nocticolus (peninsular leaf-toed gecko), Rena humilis (western threadsnake), Sauromalus ater (common chuckwalla), and Sceloporus angustus (Isla Santa Cruz sator). [1]

References

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  1. ^ "TheNAT :: Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California".

Further reading

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  • Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. p. 127. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.