Isla Santa Cruz (Baja California Sur)

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

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

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

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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