Isla Santa Cruz (Baja California Sur)
Island in the Gulf of California
25°17′13.37″N 110°43′7.60″W / 25.2870472°N 110.7187778°W / 25.2870472; -110.7187778Mexico
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
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
- ^ "TheNAT :: Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California".
Further reading
- Williams, J.H. (August 1996). Baja Boaters Guide II: Sea of Cortez. H.J. Williams Publications. p. 127. ISBN 0-9616843-8-0.
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