Isla Santa Cruz (Baja California Sur) Explained

Isla Santa Cruz
Image Caption:Isla Santa Cruz
Map:Mexico
Location:Gulf of California,
Loreto Municipality
Coordinates:25.287°N -110.7188°W
Elevation M:494
Country:Mexico
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Baja California Sur
Population:Uninhabited

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]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TheNAT :: Amphibian and Reptile Atlas of Peninsular California.