Round Rock, British Virgin Islands

Round Rock is an uninhabited island in the British Virgin Islands, to the south of Virgin Gorda, east of Ginger Island[1] and close to Fallen Jerusalem Island.

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Round Rock in 2010
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The location of Round Rock within the British Virgin Islands
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Round Rock (Caribbean)
Geography
LocationCaribbean Sea
Coordinates18.3985°N 64.4572°W / 18.3985; -64.4572
ArchipelagoVirgin Islands
Administration
United Kingdom
British Overseas TerritoryBritish Virgin Islands
Demographics
Population0
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeVG

The island provides habitat for the crested anole (Anolis cristatellus wileyae),[2] the common Puerto Rican ameiva (Ameiva exsul exsul), a type of skink (Mabuya mabouya sloanel), and the big-scaled least gecko (Sphaerodactylus macrolepis macrolepis).[3]

References

  1. "Round Rock in the BVI". Bareboats BVI. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. Schwartz, Albert; Thomas, Richard; Ober, Lewis D. (1975). First supplement to a check-list of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. pp. 12-13. ISSN 0145-9031. OCLC 886468503.
  3. Maclean, William P.; Kellner, Richard; Dennis, Howard (1977). Island Lists of West indian Amphibians and Reptiles. 40. Washington, D.C.: Division of Reptiles and Amphibians, National Museum of Natural History. p. 34. OCLC 1039859853.
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