Île Chevreau, also known as Île Bonhomme, is an uninhabited island off the north coast of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. It is a part of the French Antilles, and the westernmost of a series of islands north of Saint Barthélemy. The island is inhabited by a variety of reptiles.
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 Île Chevreau, first island on the left. | |
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  Île Chevreau  Île Chevreau | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Caribbean |
| Coordinates | 17°56′3″N 62°51′5″W / 17.93417°N 62.85139°W |
| Archipelago | Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles |
| Highest elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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Geography
editThe island is the westernmost of a series of minor islands that lie north of Saint Barthélemy, the others being Île Frégate and the three islands of Île Toc Vers.[1] The island lies around 1 kilometre (3,300 ft) to the west of Île Frégate, 900 metres (3,000 ft) to the north of Pointe d'Étages on Saint Barthélemy. The highest point of the island has an elevation of 105 metres (344 ft), and is located slightly to the east of the island's centre.[2][3]
Political status
editThe island has been a part of the French overseas collectivity of Saint Barthélemy since 22 February 2007, when Saint Barthélemy seceded from the French overseas was a part of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It continued being an outermost region of the European Union until 1 January 2012, when Saint Barthélemy's became an overseas territory of the European Union.[4][5] Unlike Colombier Bay to the west and Île Frégate and Île Toc Vers to the east, Île Chevreau is not a part of the Nature Reserve of Saint Barthélemy.[6]
Ecology
editReptiles found on the island include the Anguilla Bank racer, the Anguilla Bank ameiva, the Anguilla Bank tree anole and the Lesser Antillean iguana.[7][8][9][10]
A 2026 paper by Julio A. Genero describing a new species of bee, Megachile karlquesteli, reports that Île Chevreau is one of the islands inhabited by it.[11]
References
edit- ↑ Adkins, Leonard (1998). The Caribbean: A Walking and Hiking Guide. Hunter Publishing, Inc. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-55650-848-6.
- ↑ Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière. "RGE ALTI®". datagouv. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Visualisation geographique". Géoportail. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ Outlook for Saint-Barthélemy (PDF) (Report). Express Note No. 134. Institut d'émission d'outre-mer. December 2011. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "The World Fact Book". Introduction. CIA Fact Book. Archived from the original on 6 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ↑ "Regulatory zones". Agence Territoriale de l'Environnement de Saint-Barthélemy. Archived from the original on 12 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ Questel, Karl (January 2021). Alsophis rijgersmaei Cope, 1869 (Squamata: Dipsadidae) sur l’île de Saint-Barthélemy [Alsophis rijgersmaei Cope, 1869 (Squamata: Dipsadidae) on the island of Saint Barthélemy.] (PDF) (Report). Agence Territoriale de l’Environnement St. Barthélemy. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026 – via ResearchGate.
{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Censky, Ellen J.; Paulson, Dennis R. (31 August 1992). "Revision of the Ameiva (Reptilia: Teiidae) of the Anguilla Bank, West Indies". Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 61 (3): 177–195. doi:10.5962/p.215175. ISSN 0097-4463. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ Powell, Robert; Bauer, Aaron M. (2017), Anolis gingivinus, doi:10.15781/T20863968, retrieved 12 May 2026
- ↑ Powell, Robert (2017), Iguana delicatissima, doi:10.15781/T2ZK55R5V, retrieved 12 May 2026
- ↑ Genaro, Julio A. (27 March 2026). "A new leafcutter bee species of the genus Megachile Latreille with dark black female (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Megachilidae) from Anguilla Bank, Lesser Antilles". Insecta Mundi: 1–13. doi:10.64338/im.1177.80qbj. ISSN 1942-1354. Retrieved 12 May 2026.